Reviews

The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery by Jake Page, J.M. Adovasio

knuxxlove's review against another edition

2.0

spent a lot of time naysaying others, wish he wasn’t caught up in archaeology drama so much

rjvrtiska's review against another edition

4.0

A very dry and dusty subject (haha) made palatable, even enjoyable by the author’s gregarious, sometimes admittedly conceited retelling of events. While the history of the first humans in North America is interesting, the main character here is the history of discovering this history. It’s fascinating to read about how far back into the historical record our knowledge has reached in a relatively short amount of time, and the metamorphosis each new development has caused.
I had the pleasure of hearing Adovasio lecture at Meadowcroft and I envy his students having history brought to life with his flare.

ejdecoster's review against another edition

3.0

The first sections of this book, which provided an interesting history of American archeology as well as an archaeological history of America, were by far the better portions. The later sections are clearly more personal for the author, and he often seems bitter and intent on airing grievances of a personal nature.