UID:
edocfu_9959234427602883
Format:
1 online resource (x, 280 p. )
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ill., maps ;
ISBN:
0-8130-2609-1
Series Statement:
Native peoples, cultures, and places of the southeastern United States
Content:
"Jon Gibson confronts the intriguing mystery of Poverty Point, the ruins of a large prehistoric Indian settlement that was home to one of the most fascinating ancient cultures in eastern North America." "The 3,500-year-old site in northeastern Louisiana is known for its large, elaborate earthworks - a series of concentric, crescent-shaped dirt rings and bird-shaped mounds. With its imposing 25-mile core, it is one of the largest archaic constructions on American soil. It's also one of the most puzzling: perplexing questions haunt Poverty Point, and archaeologists still speculate about life and culture at the site, its age, how it was created, and if it was at the forefront of an emerging complex society."--Jacket.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Aliens, Atlanteans, and American Indians -- Conceptual matters -- From then until now -- Roots -- Natural environment -- Earthworks -- Gear and appliances -- Fishing, hunting and gathering, and table fare -- Exchange -- Stone and earth symbolism -- Community core -- periphery relationships -- Political economy -- Poverty Point development -- Neighbors and distant acquaintances -- In retrospect -- Glossary.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8130-1833-1
Language:
English
