Michael J. Brodhead
Auteur van The Archaeology Of The Donner Party
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Michael J. Brodhead, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Nevada, Reno, is a Historian in the Office of History, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, Virginia
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From reading the publication, the excavation did not come up with a lot of evidence to answer their questions, except identifying the boundary of a shelter and questioning/disproving the location of the Alder Creek camp. There was the usual occupational material that would be expected such as ceramic and glass fragments, utensils, tools, buttons, and hearth areas etc., but I got the overall feeling the author was disappointed with the finds. The questions asked at the start of the publication could not be answered by the conclusion in my opinion.
This book is an ok starting point if you are interested in the archaeology of the Donner Party, but keep in mind there are later publications that do deal with oral history such as Julie M. Schablitsky, New Look at the Donner Party Archaeology, Vol. 65, No. 3 (May/June 2012), pp. 53-54, 56, 62, and detailed analysis of bone assemblages, "Men, Women and Children Starving": Archaeology of the Donner Family Camp, American Antiquity, Vol. 75, No. 3 (July 2010), pp. 627-656.
I would recommend this book as a start for anyone with an interest in the Donner Party or to someone who is doing a high school or 1st year paper.… (meer)