Cahokia Mounds

by Timothy R. Pauketat, Nancy Stone Bernard

Overview

Just a few miles west of Collinsville, Illinois lies the remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilizations north of Mexico. Cahokia Mounds explores the history behind this buried American city inhabited from about AD 700 to 1400, that was almost lost in metropolitan expansions of the 1960s and 1970s, but later became one of the best understood archeological sites in North America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190289133
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/27/2004
Series:	Digging for the Past
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	822 KB

Editorial Reviews

Gr 5-7-Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Illinois preserves the remains of 68 of the 120 Native American mounds that were originally built there. This book explains what is known about the people who built them and what might be left to be discovered. Average-quality, full-color photographs and drawings trace the history of this area, with the emphasis on the archaeology that has allowed scientists to gain some understanding of the culture that was responsible for building the structures. The earliest excavations were done by amateurs and their crude digging probably destroyed more evidence than it preserved. The first professional, systematic excavations occurred in the 20th century and are ongoing, as the site has been officially protected by the state. This is not only a fine introduction to the intricacies of archaeology, but also of the Cahokian society. For a more comprehensive treatment, consult Dale Brown's Mound Builders & Cliff Dwellers (Time-Life, 1993).-David Pauli, Hillsboro Public Library, OR Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

"This is not only a fine introduction to the intricacies of archaeology, but also of the Cahokian society." — School Library Journal

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