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The University Press of Colorado is accepting manuscripts for publication in our Global Colonialism series, a collection of nonfiction books that investigate the effects of colonialism globally on both colonizers and the colonized. Books in the series will be selected from across a variety of fields, including archaeology, anthropology, ethnohistory, and history.

Conquest and colonization have characterized the human experience from the time of the emergence of state-level societies. We invite global case studies, from the earliest known examples in antiquity to the current day, as well as more synthetic works that study the ties between areas connected by colonialism. Books in this series should study colonial processes at a local level, while also examining how these processes connect to larger spheres and themes.

All proposals for the this series should follow the press submission guidelines, and submission will be evaluated by the press acquisitions staff, the series editors and/or editorial board, as well as outside experts.

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Crossroads of Culture

Anthropology Collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

How Archaeologists Uncover History With Trees

From the stunning precision of tree-ring dates to the rich tapestry of Native American oral history, we know in astonishing detail much of what happened—and when, where, and why it happened—at Mesa Verde.

How the Folsom Point Became an Archaeological Icon

The Folsom spear point, which was excavated in 1927 near the small town of Folsom, New Mexico, is one of the most famous artifacts in North American archaeology, and for good reason . . . 

Is Cyclical Time the Cure to Technology's Ills?

Humans have been tumbling headlong into this new digital frontier for a quarter century—since the World Wide Web went public. 

Pushing Boundaries in Southwestern Archaeology

Chronometry, Collections, and Contexts

Stephen E. Nash

Stephen E. Nash is senior curator of archaeology and director of anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. He has published seven books and two dozen peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on archaeological dating, museum collections, and the history of museums, as well as more than fifty Curiosities columns at SAPIENS.ORG.

Stories in Stone

The Enchanted Gem Carvings of Vasily Konovalenko

The Human Story, in 100 Objects or Less

A puzzle: If you had to represent the human story in just over 100 objects, which would you choose?

The Long Count: Stephen E. Nash on Time

Time. Astronomers, philosophers, physicists, anthropologists, politicians, geographers, and theologians have all pondered the nature and meaning of time.

Why the Famous Folsom Point Isn’t a Smoking Gun

It turns out that the story of the iconic Folsom Point is more complex than researchers initially believed. 

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