02785nam 2200625 a 450 991045632010332120200520144314.00-8173-8067-1(CKB)2550000000005619(EBL)475228(OCoLC)609852659(SSID)ssj0000363380(PQKBManifestationID)11294258(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000363380(PQKBWorkID)10387810(PQKB)11109013(MiAaPQ)EBC475228(MdBmJHUP)muse9249(Au-PeEL)EBL475228(CaPaEBR)ebr10387636(EXLCZ)99255000000000561920071123d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMoundville[electronic resource] /John H. BlitzTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20081 online resource (131 p.)Alabama : the forge of historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-5478-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]-116) and index.Introducing Moundville -- Revealing Moundville's mysteries -- Moundville and the Mississippians -- "This great group of mounds" -- History written with a shovel -- Life and death at Moundville -- Visiting Moundville Archaeological Park. Inaugural pocket guide from our new series of illustrated guidebooks In the 13th century, Moundville was one of the largest Native American settlements north of Mexico. Spread over 325 acres were 29 earthen mounds arranged around a great plaza, a mile-long stockade, and dozens of dwellings for thousands of people. Moundville, in size and complexity second only to the Cahokia site in Illinois, was a heavily populated town, as well as a political and religious center. Moundville was sustained by tribute of food and labor provided by the people who lived Alabama, the forge of history.Mississippian cultureAlabamaBlack Warrior River ValleyMississippian potteryAlabamaBlack Warrior River ValleyExcavations (Archaeology)AlabamaBlack Warrior River ValleyMoundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Ala.)Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.)AntiquitiesElectronic books.Mississippian cultureMississippian potteryExcavations (Archaeology)976.1/43Blitz John Howard1027582MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456320103321Moundville2443121UNINA