{"product_id":"the-first-americans-in-pursuit-of-archaeologys-greatest-mystery-9780375757044","title":"The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery","description":"J. M. Adovasio has spent the last thirty years at the center of one of our most fiery scientific debates: Who were the first humans in the Americas, and how and when did they get there? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its heart, \u003ci\u003eThe First Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the revolution in thinking that Adovasio and his fellow archaeologists have brought about, and the firestorm it has ignited. As he writes, \"The work of lifetimes has been put at risk, reputations have been damaged, an astounding amount of silliness and even profound stupidity has been taken as serious thought, and always lurking in the background of all the argumentation and gnashing of tenets has been the question of whether the field of archaeology can ever be pursued as a science.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Adovasio,Jake Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375757044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/12\/2003 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. M. Adovasio, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is the founder and director of the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute. He lives near Erie, Pennsylvania. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJake Page\u003c\/b\u003e is a former editor of \u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and science editor of \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He lives in Corrales, New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"James Adovasio \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47712220610717,"sku":"9780375757044","price":43.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0a6c13c1-61e2-4539-ad53-eef70737722b.jpg?v=1773172121","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-first-americans-in-pursuit-of-archaeologys-greatest-mystery-9780375757044","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}