Uncovering History

Douglas D. Scott is retired as supervisory archaeologist, Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service. Widely known as an expert on military archaeology, he is the author or co-author of numerous publications, including They Died with Custer: Soldiers' Bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Uncovering History: Archaeological Investigations at the Little Bighorn, and Custer, Cody, and Grand Duke Alexis: Historical Archaeology of the Royal Buffalo Hunt.Bob Reece is President of the Friends of the Little Bighorn Battlefield.

A masterful overview of more than a century of collecting and excavating at this captivating place. Best of all in this new work is Scott's fast-paced and wonderfully revealing battle narrative based on these telling recoveries, a well-grounded, insightful, one-of-a-kind exposé. The archaeological record at Little Bighorn stands equal to an already voluminous historical register and collection of Indian oral histories. For the archaeological component, Uncovering History is the indispensable key."" - Paul L. Hedren, author of After Custer: Loss and Transformation in Sioux Country""Scott's unprecedented approach to battlefield archaeology, using forensic science techniques, has resulted in startlingly fresh interpretations of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. In Uncovering History, he provides a fascinating, profusely illustrated synthesis of the numerous archaeological projects undertaken at Little Bighorn and its environs over a span of several decades."" - Douglas C. McChristian, author of The U.S. Army in the West, 1870 - 1880: Uniforms, Weapons, and Equipment ""Uncovering History is a milestone in the archaeology of the Little Bighorn and will quickly become a standard historical and interpretive reference. Douglas D. Scott knows this ground like no other person."" - Jerome A. Greene, author of Stricken Field: The Little Bighorn since 1876 ""A standard reference book for every student of the Little Big Horn."" - Battlefield Dispatch