Moorehead, Warren King; Thoburn, Joseph; Peabody, Charles

Archeology of the Arkansas River Valley With Supplementary Papers on the Prehistoric Cultures of Oklahoma and the Exploration of Jacobs Cavern

Hardcover, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1931. First Edition. Very Good+. Published for the Department of Archeology Phillips Academy Andover by Yale University Press. In 1916 the author received some stone artifacts from the Arkansas River Valley and found them interesting enough to make three separate journeys to the region. Significant finds were made in Yell County, Arkansas; on the Upper Canadian River in northwest Texas; and in Kansas. The Arkansas River Valley and its main tributaries are in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. The book is filled with photographs, illustrations, and maps of the archeological finds. Appendix contains the full text of The Exploration of Jacobs Cavern in McDonald County, Missouri which was first published in a bulletin by Phillips Academy in 1904. No previous owner marks. Text and illustrations clean and bright. Gilt spine title clean and bright. Light rubbing to covers. Ships same or next business day. This is an oversize book so international shipping may require extra charges. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 204 pages. [Item #71923]

Price: $180.00