| Archaeological Insights into the Custer Battle: An Assessment of the 1984 Field Season/With Map | 
 enlarge | Authors: Douglas D. Scott, Richard A. Fox
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 780432
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 138
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0806120657
Dewey Decimal Number: 978.6
EAN: 9780806120652
ASIN: 0806120657
Publication Date: May 1987
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 Just the first analysis.... April 4, 2007
Readers have to understand that this was just the first book written on the battlefield archaeological project that spanned a number of years. The work culminated in a second work, Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle: The Little Big Horn Reexamined
Several other co-workers and collaborators have also published on their work on the archeological and forensic pathology of the battlefield.
Don't judge the conclusions of this work too harshly. As a geoscientist, I would much rather put faith in hard forensic evidence and statistical analysis, than recreations of events based on hearsay, ax grinding, faulty remembrances, flag waving, hero worship, personal bias and any other self serving motivation humans are subject to. Fox uses sound scientific analysis to lay out a time line and sequence of events that has at least been accepted by the National Park Service.
But there will still be experts with thier opinions based on conjecture and arm waving sallying forth to do battle and tilt at windmills.
 Archaeological Insights into the Custer Battle August 30, 2006
This book would be helpful for research but it is too technical for the lay reader.
 It sheds new light on the battle March 9, 2002
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book because it cuts through the partisan pro Custer, anti Custer views that are the main theme in almost all the books about the battle written to date. I highly recommend all the books written by Fox on this subject because he has no pre conceived ideas or biases. He bases his interpretations on the physical evidence remaining at the site and draws his conclusions from that evidence.
Archaeological evidence paints the picture March 20, 2000
Reading accounts of the Battle of the Little Bighorn sometimes leaves a mass of confusion to the reader. Even visitation to the site does not always enable oneself to clearly picture the events of that day. This book, which does not attempt to explain why things happened does much to set the scene and completes the picture that is painted by the numerous accounts of what happened. The reader may find this book to be dry, perhaps repetitious in some place, but in the end, will appreciate the information that is provided. Be aware that reading this book will forever cause the reader to imediately reject any printed material on The Battle of the Bighorn, that is not properly (and correctly) researched. This book is a good reference for any library.
 VERY BORING PAPERWEIGHT July 10, 1999
1 out of 16 found this review helpful
IT WOULD BE MORE INTERESTING TO READ THE BIBLE BACKWARDS, VERY BORING PAPERWEIGHT - WASTED $ 16.00. ONLY A FEW PICTURES, VERY SMALL DRAWINGS AND TOO MANY WORDS.
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