Archeology of Mummy Cave Wyoming: An Introduction To Shoshonean Prehistory

Few archeological sites provide a look into a broad section of the past, exposing in one awesome stroke, the splendor, the magnificence, and the mystery of cultural successes and failures over long periods of time. Typically only a few enticing bits and pieces are all that remain, often incomplete, and almost always disappointingly deficient when one considers what might have been preserved. Occasionally, however, the archeologist is provided with a view that exceeds our imagination and dreams. Mummy Cave is one of those rare and wonderful sites — lovingly appreciated, but much of it unknown and hidden from our full view for nearly 40 years. This volume brings to life a wonderful picture of the material culture and history of mountain dwellers during the past 9,000 years.

鲜有考古遗址能让人们窥见过往的广阔图景，仅凭一次震撼的整体呈现，便可展现数千年间文化兴衰的璀璨盛景、磅礴气象与未解之谜。通常而言，多数考古遗址仅能留存零星诱人的残片，且大多残缺不全；若对照本可留存的完整面貌，其缺失之处总令人扼腕遗憾。然而，考古学家偶尔也会发现超乎想象与期许的遗址。木乃伊洞（Mummy Cave）便是这类罕见而珍贵的遗址之一——它备受世人珍视，却在近四十年来多数内容鲜为人知，全貌始终未能完整呈现在大众面前。本卷生动还原了过去九千年来山地居民的物质文化与完整历史图景。