Creekside: An Archaeological Novel

By Kelli Carmean

Uncovering a frontier family's secrets before progress wipes them away.

In Creekside, dedicated archaeologist Meg Harrington guides her students in a race against time to protect the legacy of the past before bulldozers rip it to shreds.

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In Meg's 21st-century world of archaeology we read about excavation techniques, daily experiences at a dig, tight construction deadlines, the use of heavy equipment, report writing, artifact analysis, damage from looters and collectors, and the reality of site destruction in the path of modern development. The depiction of Estelle's frontier life includes Kentucky's early Euro-American settlement of the Cumberland Gap, encounters with Shawnee defending their land, Protestant fragmentation, the rise of religious fundamentalism, the immigrant stampede down the Ohio River, and the persistent issue of class-based land ownership.

The two partially interwoven story lines link artifact and place, ancestors and descendants, the present and the past, and inspire us to explore the personal connections between them all in fresh and vital ways.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817356614
• ISBN13: 9780817356613
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Fire Ant Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"