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Ancient America : fifty archaeological sites to see for yourself / Kenneth L. Feder.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feder, Kenneth L., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Antiquities--Guidebooks.
- Indians of North America.
- United States--Antiquities--Guidebooks.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 pages) : color illustrations, maps, photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- [S.l.] : Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
- Summary:
- Explore the stunning architectural, artistic, and technological achievements of America's first peoples (and the archaeological stories behind them) in this accessible guide to fifty historically- and culturally-significant sites, all open to the public and located across the United States.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Truth about America's First Peoples
- In the Pages to Follow . . .
- How to Use This Book
- Ancient America
- Who Are the American Indians?
- First Peoples
- The Mound Builders
- Cliff Dwellings, Great Houses, and Stone Towers
- Rock Art
- First Peoples and Mound Builders
- 1. Meadowcroft Rockshelter
- 2. Moundville Archaeological Park
- 3. Toltec Mounds Archaeological State Park
- 4. Crystal River Archaeological State Park
- 5. Kolomoki Mounds State Park
- 6. Rock Eagle Effigy Mound
- 7. Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
- 8. Ocmulgee National Monument
- 9. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
- 10. Angel Mounds State Historic Site
- 11. Poverty Point National Monument
- 12. Grand Village of the Natchez
- 13. Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site
- 14. Serpent Mound
- 15. SunWatch Indian Village
- 16. Cemetery Mound
- 17. Miamisburg Mound
- 18. Mound City
- 19. Newark Earthworks
- 20. Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
- 21. Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex
- 22. Aztalan Mounds State Park
- Cliff Dwellings, Great Houses, andStone Towers
- 23. Montezuma Castle
- 24. Canyon de Chelly
- 25. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- 26. Walnut Canyon National Monument
- 27. Wupatki National Monument
- 28. Betatakin
- 29. Mesa Verde National Park
- 30. Aztec National Monument
- 31. Chaco Canyon
- 32. Hovenweep National Monument
- 33. Blythe Intaglios
- 34. Little Petroglyph Canyon
- 35. Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park
- 36. Petroglyph National Monument
- 37. Crow Canyon
- 38. Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
- 39. San Juan River
- 40. Horseshoe Canyon
- 41. Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument
- 42. Buckhorn Wash
- 43. Moab, Utah
- 44. Nine Mile Canyon
- 45. Sego Canyon
- 46. McConkie Ranch.
- 47. Dinosaur National Monument
- 48. Horsethief Lake State Park
- 49. Bighorn Medicine Wheel
- 50. Dinwoody Lake Petroglyphs
- If You Want to Know More
- How Archaeology Gets Done
- The Cliff Dwellings and Great Houses of the American Southwest
- Alternative Archaeology
- Additional Sites
- Index.
- Notes:
- Electronic book.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from digital title page (cloudLibrary, viewed February 25, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-40687-7
- 1-4422-6313-X
- OCLC:
- 1412620585
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