But his practical and observational experience around both domestic and wild animals proved a valuable asset to his research. Herding cattle, chopping watering holes in sub-zero weather, and guiding hunters in the fall were very different than teaching classes, performing laboratory work, and attending faculty and committee meetings in air-conditioned buildings.
In this memoir, Frison shares his life’s work and his atypical journey from rancher to professor and archaeologist. Eventually, this interest prompted him to change his life’s course at age thirty-seven. The wealth of prehistoric artifacts on the ranch caught his attention. His father’s accidental death meant that Frison was raised by his grandparents, thus experiencing life on a ranch instead of the small town childhood he otherwise would have had. In Survival by Hunting, he describes personal experiences leading to the insights and perspectives that set him apart from the majority of his colleagues, who know of large game hunting only secondhand."-Michael B.Sometimes childhood events can shape a person’s destiny. Miline Canadian Journal Of Archaeology"George Frison is an icon in American archeology. It is about a unique life, well-lived, and inspirational.” -Laurie A. Ewalt Archaeology Magazine “He embraces a multidisciplinary approach that weds geomorphology, paylnology, wildlife biology, taphonomy, archaeology and ethnography.” “This multilayered book is at once biographical and scientific, anecdotal and factual.
A fun read, but also a convincing argument for knowing how to apply knowledge about animals to the archaeological past.” -David M. they just don’t make ‘em like George Frison anymore!” -Lawrence Straus American Scientist “Frison writes like someone who would be equally comfortable chewing the fat around a campfire or lecturing in front of a room of undergrads. Anyone interested in trying to penetrate the world of Stone Age hunters-not just Paleoindians-should read this book. Reviews “We are privileged to receive this wisdom from such an engaging, experienced and unorthodox sources as this hunter-professor-archaeologist.
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