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Autore: | Shetrone H. C |
Titolo: | The mound-builders / / by Henry Clyde Shetrone |
Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (558 p.) |
Disciplina: | 977/.01 |
Soggetto topico: | Mound-builders - United States |
Mounds - United States | |
Burial - United States | |
Grave goods - United States | |
Soggetto geografico: | United States Antiquities |
Altri autori: | LepperBradley T |
Note generali: | Originally published by D. Appleton and Company, 1930. |
"A reconstruction of the life of a prehistoric American race, through exploration and interpretation of their earth mounds, their burials, and their cultural remains." | |
"With a new introduction by Bradley T. Lepper"--Cover. | |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Introduction to the 2004 Edition; Introduction; Chapter I: Early Theories as to Origin and Identity; Chapter II: Distribution and Classification of the Mounds; Chapter III: Architecture and Engineering; Chapter IV: Agriculture, Commerce, and Industry; Chapter V: The Mound-Builder Burial Complex; Chapter VI: The Mound-Builder as Artist; Chapter VII: Tobacco Pipes and Smoking Customs; Chapter VIII: The Ohio Area: I, The Adena and Fort Ancient Cultures; Chapter IX: The Ohio Area: II, The Hopewell Culture; Chapter X: The Ohio Area: III, Fortifications and Effigy Mounds |
Chapter XI: The Ohio Area: IV, Marginal Subareas Chapter XII: A Tour of the Ohio Mound Area; Chapter XIII: The Great Lakes Area; Chapter XIV: The Upper Mississippi Area: I, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and The Dakotas; Chapter XV: The Upper Mississippi Area: II, Northern Illinois, Iowa, and Marginal Districts; Chapter XVI: The Lower Mississippi Area: I, Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and Tennessee, Southern Missouri, and Arkansas; Chapter XVII: The Lower Mississippi Area: II, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama; Chapter XVIII: The Tennessee-Cumberland Area; Chapter XIX: The Peninsular Area | |
Chapter XX: Summary and ConclusionsBibliography; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication A classic resource on early knowledge of prehistoric mounds and the peoples who constructed them in the eastern United States.With this accessible volume, Henry Clyde Shetrone made available to general readers the archaeological research data and conclusions concerning the ancient mounds and earthworks that dot the landscape of eastern North America. Dismissing popularly held theories of mysterious giants who built these structures, he explained that their purposes were defensive and ceremonial, that they had been used for habitation |
Titolo autorizzato: | The mound-builders |
ISBN: | 0-8173-8429-4 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910817729503321 |
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