Ancient America : fifty archaeological sites to see for yourself / / Kenneth L. Feder
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| Autore: |
Feder Kenneth L.
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| Titolo: |
Ancient America : fifty archaeological sites to see for yourself / / Kenneth L. Feder
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017 |
| ©2017 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 pages) : color illustrations, maps, photographs |
| Disciplina: | 973.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Indians of North America - Antiquities |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Antiquities Guidebooks |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Truth about America's First Peoples -- In the Pages to Follow . . . -- How to Use This Book -- Ancient America -- Who Are the American Indians? -- First Peoples -- The Mound Builders -- Cliff Dwellings, Great Houses, and Stone Towers -- Rock Art -- First Peoples and Mound Builders -- 1. Meadowcroft Rockshelter -- 2. Moundville Archaeological Park -- 3. Toltec Mounds Archaeological State Park -- 4. Crystal River Archaeological State Park -- 5. Kolomoki Mounds State Park -- 6. Rock Eagle Effigy Mound -- 7. Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site -- 8. Ocmulgee National Monument -- 9. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site -- 10. Angel Mounds State Historic Site -- 11. Poverty Point National Monument -- 12. Grand Village of the Natchez -- 13. Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site -- 14. Serpent Mound -- 15. SunWatch Indian Village -- 16. Cemetery Mound -- 17. Miamisburg Mound -- 18. Mound City -- 19. Newark Earthworks -- 20. Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park -- 21. Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex -- 22. Aztalan Mounds State Park -- Cliff Dwellings, Great Houses, andStone Towers -- 23. Montezuma Castle -- 24. Canyon de Chelly -- 25. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument -- 26. Walnut Canyon National Monument -- 27. Wupatki National Monument -- 28. Betatakin -- 29. Mesa Verde National Park -- 30. Aztec National Monument -- 31. Chaco Canyon -- 32. Hovenweep National Monument -- Rock Art -- 33. Blythe Intaglios -- 34. Little Petroglyph Canyon -- 35. Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park -- 36. Petroglyph National Monument -- 37. Crow Canyon -- 38. Three Rivers Petroglyph Site -- 39. San Juan River -- 40. Horseshoe Canyon -- 41. Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument -- 42. Buckhorn Wash -- 43. Moab, Utah -- 44. Nine Mile Canyon -- 45. Sego Canyon -- 46. McConkie Ranch. |
| 47. Dinosaur National Monument -- 48. Horsethief Lake State Park -- 49. Bighorn Medicine Wheel -- 50. Dinwoody Lake Petroglyphs -- If You Want to Know More -- How Archaeology Gets Done -- First Peoples -- The Mound Builders -- The Cliff Dwellings and Great Houses of the American Southwest -- Rock Art -- Alternative Archaeology -- Additional Sites -- Index. | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Explore the stunning architectural, artistic, and technological achievements of America's first peoples (and the archaeological stories behind them) in this accessible guide to fifty historically- and culturally-significant sites, all open to the public and located across the United States. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ancient America |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-6313-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910798998503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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