"In 1989 90, Congress enacted two laws, the National Museum of the American Indian Act and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, that required museums and other repositories of Native American human remains and cultural items to consult with, share information about, and return some items to federally recognized Indian tribes and Native Alaskan and Hawaiian communities. What effects have these laws had on anthropolo ..."
Gardens of Prehistory(1st Edition) The Archaeology of Settlement Agriculture in Greater Mesoamerica by ThomasW. Killion Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1992 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-0565-9, ISBN: 0-8173-0565-3
" The prehistoric agricultural systems of the New World provided the foundations for a diverse set of complex social developments ranging from the puebloan societies of the American Southwest to the archaic state polities of Mesoamerica and the Andean region. From the tropical forests of Central America to the arid environments or northern New Mexico, Native American farmers made use of a distinctive set of cultigens and cropping systems ..."
Reckoning with the Dead The Larsen Bay Repatriation and the Smithsonian Institution by Tamara L. Bray, ThomasW. Killion Paperback, 194 Pages, Published 1994 by Smithsonian ISBN-13: 978-1-56098-365-1, ISBN: 1-56098-365-5
"Juxtaposing the divergent views of Native Americans, archaeologists, and museum and legal experts, this book presents the Larsen Bay, Alaska, repatriation request of the Smithsonian as a watershed event illustrating the full complexity of the repatriation issue."
" Classic-Period Cultural Currents in Southern and Central Veracruz explores the diverse traditions and dynamic interactions along the Mexican Gulf lowlands at the height of their cultural florescence. Best known for their elaborate ballgame rituals and precocious inscriptions with long-count dates, these cultures served as a critical nexus between the civilizations of highland Mexico and the lowland Maya, influencing developments in bot ..."