The Plateau region of the Pacific Northwest witnessed the emergence, persistence, and decline of a diverse array of hunter-gatherer communities during the course of a past several thousand year period. Consequently, the region contains an archaeological record of groups who lived at times in permanent villages, employed complex resource procurement and processing strategies, participated in wide-ranging trade networks, and maintained social organizations featuring high degrees of social inequality. Complex Hunter-Gatherers presents a broad synthesis of the archaeology of the Plateau, inclusive of the Columbia and Fraser-Thompson drainages. The contributors seek to further our understanding of the nature of prehistoric social organization, subsistence practices, and lifeways of those living on the Plateau, and to expand upon this foundation to understand the evolution and organization of complex hunter-gatherers in general. "Well worth the time and effort to gain a more thorough understanding of human social evolution."— Journal of the West "The writing styles are generally clear and concise. Recommend [for] all serious students of North American archaeology."— CHOICE "It belongs on the bookshelf of anyone working either on the Plateau or with complex hunter-gatherers."— Canadian Journal of Archaeology William C. Prentiss is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Montana-Missoula. Ian Kuijt is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame.