On the edge of purgatory : an archaeology of place in Hispanic Colorado

Author/Creator:: Clark, Bonnie J.
Publication/Creation:: Lincoln [Neb.] : University of Nebraska Press : Society for Historical Archaeology, c2011
Format:: Book

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Full Title:: On the edge of purgatory : an archaeology of place in Hispanic Colorado / Bonnie J. Clark
Series Titles:: Historical archaeology of the American West
Historical archaeology of the American West.

Subjects:: Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Antiquities
Hispanic Americans--Colorado--History
Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Social life and customs
Archaeology and history--Colorado
Ethnoarchaeology--Colorado
Colorado--Antiquities
Colorado--History, Local
Colorado--Social life and customs

Table of Contents:: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Finding Purgatory; 1. Hispanic Colorado; 2. Inhabiting the Lower Purgatory; 3. Making a Living and a Life; 4. Plazas and Community; 5. Lessons from the Landscape; Conclusion: The Archaeology of Places; References Cited; Index
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:: Southeastern Colorado was known as the northernmost boundary of New Spain in the sixteenth century. By the late 1800's, the region was U.S. territory, but the majority of settlers remained Hispanic families. They had a complex history of interaction with indigenous populations in the area and adopted many of the indigenous methods of survival in this difficult environment. Today their descendants compose a vocal part of the Hispanic population of Colorado. Bonnie J. Clark investigates the unwritten history of this unique Hispanic population. Combining archaeological research, contemporary ethno
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (176 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.