Cahokia Hardback - 2009
de Pauketat, Timothy R.
The fascinating story of alost city and an unprecedentedcivilization
Almost a thousand years ago, a Native Americancity flourished along the Mississippi River near what isnow St. Louis. Cahokia was a thriving metropolis at itsheight with a population of twenty thousand, a sprawlingcentral plaza, and scores of spectacular earthenmounds. The city gave rise to a new culture that spreadacross the plains; yet by 1400 it had been abandoned,leaving only the giant mounds as monuments andtraces of its influence in tribes we know today.
In Cahokia, anthropologist Timothy R. Pauketatreveals the story of the city and its people as uncoveredby the dramatic digs of American corn-belt archaeologists.These excavations have revealed evidence of apowerful society, including complex celestial timepieces,the remains of feasts big enough to feed thousands, anddisturbing signs of large-scale human sacrifice.
Drawing on these pioneering digs and a wealthof analysis by historians and archaeologists, Pauketatprovides a comprehensive picture of what's beendiscovered about Cahokia and how these findingshave challenged our perceptions of Native Americans.Cahokia is a lively read and a compelling narrative ofprehistoric America.
Resumen
Almost a thousand years ago, a Native American city flourished along the Mississippi River near what is now St. Louis. Cahokia was a thriving metropolis at its height with a population of twenty thousand, a sprawling central plaza, and scores of spectacular earthen mounds. The city gave rise to a new culture that spread across the plains; yet by 1400 it had been abandoned, leaving only the giant mounds as monuments and traces of its influence in tribes we know today.
In Cahokia, anthropologist Timothy R. Pauketat reveals the story of the city and its people as uncovered by the dramatic digs of American corn-belt archaeologists. These excavations have revealed evidence of a powerful society, including complex celestial timepieces, the remains of feasts big enough to feed thousands, and disturbing signs of large-scale human sacrifice.
Drawing on these pioneering digs and a wealth of analysis by historians and archaeologists, Pauketat provides a comprehensive picture of what's been discovered about Cahokia and how these findings have challenged our perceptions of Native Americans. Cahokia is a lively read and a compelling narrative of prehistoric America.
Detalles
- Título Cahokia
- Autor Pauketat, Timothy R.
- Encuadernación Hardback
- Edición First Edition, F
- Páginas 208
- Idioma EN
- Editorial Viking Adult, New York
- Fecha de publicación 2009-07-30
- ISBN 9780670020904
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