“Historians, students, teachers, and others who love North Carolina’s rich past should read this book for the same reason — to comprehend the state’s rich heritage by examining the thousands of years of human experience that predate European exploration of the ‘new’ world. . . . Time Before History will educate and entertain its intended audiences for some years to come.” — North Carolina Historical Review
“The first comprehensive survey of the Native American cultures that inhabited North Carolina through the arrival of the first Europeans. . . . A regional survey for both the professional archaeologist and the general reader. It is an irresistible story of 10,000 years of history beginning with the first Americans.” — American Archaeology
“Not only should every local North Carolina public library have this book, but also those in the surrounding states of Virginia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Every professional archaeologist in the state and region will need it for its extensive bibliography and up-to-date coverage. The work is essential for placing the state in the larger context of eastern archaeology.” — CHOICE
“The first comprehensive account of the archaeology of North Carolina. Weaving together a wealth of information, it presents a fascinating narrative of the state’s native past across a vast sweep of time. . . . It also tells the story of how archaeologists have revealed this history over the past century through excavations and research in all parts of the state - from the mountains to the coast.” — Indian Artifacts
“This well-written book on the archaeology of Native American sites in North Carolina will be of interest to everyone from archaeologists and other scholars to school children studying Native American culture. As a text on the high school or college level it is an invaluable contribution as a source on the prehistory of North Carolina.” — Stanley South, author of Method and Theory in Historical Archaeology
