Caves and Culture: 10,000 Years of Ohio History

by Linda B. Spurlock (Editor), Olaf H Prufer (Editor), Thomas Pigott (Editor)

A collection of the last forty years of research on Ohio’s caves and rockshelters Caves and Culture seeks to address a number of important problems, specifically the use of rockshelters by humans through time and transcontinental continuities. It presents new and updated, unreported research from such Ohio caves and rockshelters as Stow Rockshelter (Stow), Peters Cave (Ross County), Hendricks Cave (Wyandotte County), and Chesser Cave (Athens), among others. Caves and Culture is primarily focused on the archaeological research of Dr. Olaf H. Prufer and his associates as they investigated and explored caves in Ohio since 1964. Spurlock and her co-editors report, sometimes reclaim, and frequently reinterpret data that will be useful to the understanding of Ohio archaeology for decades to come. Anyone with interest in local or regional (Midwestern or midcontinental) prehistory will appreciate this exploration into Ohio’s history.

472 pages, Hardcover

First published July 30, 2006

Reviews

[Matthew Mckinney · Rating 3 out of 5]

You'd have to be an archaeology geek in order to enjoy this book as I did. It is essentially a compilation of scientific papers with context chapters as bookends. Good stuff if that is what you are looking for.