The mound-builders:
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1. Verfasser: Shetrone, H. C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press ©2004
Schriftenreihe:Classics in southeastern archaeology
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Beschreibung:"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.". - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
A Dan Josselyn Memorial PublicationA 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, burial, and worship. T.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xliv, 508 pages)
ISBN:0817350861
0817384294
9780817350864
9780817384296

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