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The Place of Stone: Dighton Rock and the Erasure of America's Indigenous Past Hardcover – October 2, 2017

by Douglas Hunter (Author)
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Claimed by many to be the most frequently documented artifact in American archeology, Dighton Rock is a forty-ton boulder covered in petroglyphs in southern Massachusetts. First noted by New England colonists in 1680, the rock's markings have been debated endlessly by scholars and everyday people alike on both sides of the Atlantic. The glyphs have been erroneously assigned to an array of non-Indigenous cultures: Norsemen, Egyptians, Lost Tribes of Israel, vanished Portuguese explorers, and even a prince from Atlantis.

In this fascinating story rich in personalities and memorable characters, Douglas Hunter uses Dighton Rock to reveal the long, complex history of colonization, American archaeology, and the conceptualization of Indigenous people. Hunter argues that misinterpretations of the rock's markings share common motivations and have erased Indigenous people not only from their own history but from the landscape. He shows how Dighton Rock for centuries drove ideas about the original peopling of the Americas, including Bering Strait migration scenarios and the identity of the "Mound Builders." He argues the debates over Dighton Rock have served to answer two questions: Who belongs in America, and to whom does America belong?
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    342 pages
  2. Language
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    The University of North Carolina Press
  4. Publication date
    October 2, 2017
  5. Dimensions
    6.12 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1469668734
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1469634401
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Hunter's deeply researched, heavily detailed study raises fascinating questions about white Americans' understandings of Native American culture as well as their own sense of identity and nation."—Publishers Weekly, starred review



Recommended."—Choice



The Place of Stone would be useful in public history, Native American history, or history of archaeology courses. Given its regional emphasis, the book will be especially useful for instructors in New England."—The Journal of American History



The Place of Stone may finally set the public history straight."—American Historical Review



A richly detailed and researched account of this seemingly enigmatic rock that will appeal to readers fascinated with the minutiae and ironies of antiquarian scholarship."—Winterthur Portfolio



Deeply researched and fascinating to explore. . . . The rich array of books and archival sources provide a jumping off place for further investigation into efforts made at erasing Native place and speak volumes about the importance of acknowledging Native presence in relation to the rock as well as, more generally, the space of what we call New England."—Historical Journal of Massachusetts

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A model of research and style, The Place of Stone is required reading for anyone interested in American history, anthropology, or archaeology.--Kenneth Feder, Central Connecticut State University

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1469634406
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The University of North Carolina Press (October 2, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 342 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1469668734
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1469634401
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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Douglas Hunter

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Douglas Hunter has written extensively on historical matters, including marine and terrestrial archaeology, cartography, and exploration. He has also written widely on business, sport, and the environment. He holds a PhD in history from York University (2015) and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo. His author website is www.douglashunter.ca, and it provides additional materials on recent releases and archived magazine and journal articles.

His most recent books are:

•Repairing the World: Sheila Kussner and the Power of Empathy

•Jackson's Wars: A.Y. Jackson, The Birth of the Group of Seven, and the Great War

•Beardmore: The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History

•The Place of Stone: Dighton Rock and the Erasure of America’s Indigenous Past

•Double Double: How Tim Hortons Changed Canada’s Way of Life, One Cup at a Time

•The Race to the New World: Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and a Lost History of Discovery

•Half Moon: Henry Hudson and the Voyage that Redrew the Map of the new World

•God's Mercies: Rivalry, Betrayal, and the Dream of Discovery

He won the 2003 National Business Book Award for The Bubble and the Bear and was a finalist for Double Double. God's Mercies was a finalist for both the Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize and the Governor-General's Literary Awards. Beardmore was a finalist for the Wilson Prize in Canadian History. Jackson's Wars was a finalist for the Dafoe Book Prize.

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