Regional identities and practices are often debated in American archaeology, but Middle Atlantic prehistorians have largely refrained from such discussions, focusing instead on creating chronologies and studying socio-political evolution from the perspective of sub-regions. What is Middle Atlantic prehistoric archaeology? What are the questions and methods that identify our practice in this region or connect research in our region to larger anthropological themes? Middle Atlantic Prehistory: Foundations and Practice provides a basic survey of Middle Atlantic prehistoric archaeology and serves as an important reference for situating the development of Middle Atlantic prehistoric archaeology within the present context of culture area studies. This edited volume is a regional, historic overview of important themes, topics, and approaches in Middle Atlantic prehistory; covering major practical and theoretical debates and controversies in the region and in the discipline. Each chapter is holistic in its review of the historical development of a particular theme, in evaluating its contributions to current scholarship, and in proposing future directions for productive scholarly work. Contributing authors represent the full range of professional practice in archaeology and include university professors, cultural resources professionals, government regulatory/review archaeologists and museums curators with many years of practical and theoretical immersion in his/her chapter topic, and is highly regarded in the discipline and in the region for their expertise. Middle Atlantic Prehistory provides a much-needed synthesis and historical overview for academic and cultural resource archaeologists and independent scholars working in the Middle Atlantic region in particular.

1: Introduction Heather A. Wholey and Carole L. Nash Part 1: Archaeological Practice in the Middle Atlantic2: A Chronicle of Prehistoric Archaeology in the Middle Atlantic Region Dennis C. Curry3: CRM in the Middle Atlantic: Not Quite Like Anywhere Else Christopher T. Espenshade4: Public Archaeology and Outreach in the Middle Atlantic Region Elizabeth A. Crowell5: The Research Potential of Museum Collections and Their Influence on Archaeology in the Middle Atlantic6: Not Just Bells and Whistles: Changes in Technological Applications to Middle Atlantic Archaeology Bernard K. Means7: Ethnohistoric Studies: Documentary Evidence for Variation in Late Prehistoric Cultures Across theMiddle Atlantic Region Marshall J. Becker8: Experimental Research in Middle Atlantic Archaeology Bill Schindler Part 2: Topics in Middle Atlantic Prehistory9: The Use, Misuse, and Abuse of Typology Roger Moeller10: The Contributions and Practice of Culture History in the Middle Atlantic Region Daniel R. Griffith11: Peopling of the Middle Atlantic Region: A Review of Paleoindian Research Kurt W. Carr12: Zoological Perspectives in Middle Atlantic Subsistence Studies with an Emphasis on Virginia Michael B. Barber13: Middle Atlantic Region Settlement Pattern Studies: A Review Robert D. Wall14: Prehistory and Population in Middle Atlantic Archaeology Heather A. Wholey15: A Postcolonial Perspective on the Contact Period Archaeology of the Central Middle Atlantic Region,or "Got Any Beads?" Jay F. Custer16: In Defense of Region: Middle Atlantica R. Joseph Dent