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• Title : The Moundbuilders: Ancient Peoples of Eastern North America (Ancient Peoples and Places)
• Author : George R. Milner
• Rating : 4.63 (404 Vote)
• Publish : 2016-2-12
• Format : Paperback
• Pages : 224 Pages
• Asin : 0500284687
• Language : English

"A readable overview of the complex prehistoric cultures of the eastern United states succeeds on several levels. Gorgeous color illustrations are among the finest published presentations of these objects.". Milner is Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. G

"A readable overview of the complex prehistoric cultures of the eastern United states succeeds on several levels. Gorgeous color illustrations are among the finest published presentations of these objects."

. Milner is Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. George R. His previous books include The Cahokia Chiefdom: The Archaeology of a Mississippian Society

Some contained thousands of burials, others served as platforms for chiefs' residences, and many were low-lying "effigy" mounds in the form of serpents, panthers, and other sacred beasts. This wide-ranging and copiously illustrated book, complete with information on dozens of sites to visit, is the perfect guide to the region for tourists, archaeologists, and students. In a period ranging from 3000 BC to the sixteenth century AD, North American Indians quarried tons of earth to form the monuments, which vary widely in location, size, and purpose. Speculation was rife as to the identity of the moundbuilders.As George Milner shows, research over the past century demonstrates conclusively that Native Americans built these mounds. Moundbuilding was a key element in society—how people worshiped gods, buried the dead, remembered th

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