Cahokia
Domination and Ideology in the Mississippian World
Timothy R Pauketat editor Thomas E Emerson editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
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About 1,000 years ago, Native Americans built hundreds of earthen platform mounds, plazas, residential areas, and other types of monuments in the vicinity of present-day St Louis. This sprawling complex known as Cahokia, was the cultural, ceremonial, and trade centre north of Mexico for centuries. This book covers the accomplishments of Cahokia.About one thousand years ago, Native Americans built hundreds of earthen platform mounds, plazas, residential areas, and other types of monuments in the vicinity of present-day St. Louis. This sprawling complex, known to archaeologists as Cahokia, was the dominant cultural, ceremonial, and trade center north of Mexico for centuries. This stimulating collection of essays casts new light on the remarkable accomplishments of Cahokia.
"This is an excellent volume. It is well organized and edited, and the individual contributions provide lots of data and provocative ideas. The book will serve as an important springboard for future research on Cahokian social history."-American Anthropologist American Anthropologist "The book consists of thirteen essays that together constitute a complex and superbly crafted social history of Cahokia... The contributors have written provocative and, for the most part, accessible essays that are both refreshing in their propositions and important in their conclusions."-Journal of Southern History Journal of Southern History "This informative book about Cahokia is also a rich source for theories and techniques applicable to archaeological and historical records elsewhere."-William Gustav Gartner, Historical Geography -- William Gustav Gartner Historical Geography
ISBN: 9780803287655
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 567g
360 pages