Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi by Timothy R. Pauketat

Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi


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ISBN: 9780670020904 | 208 pages | 11 Mb

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Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi Timothy R. Pauketat
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"Almost a thousand years ago, a Native American city flourished on the banks of the Mississippi River near what is now St Louis. Cahokia was a thriving metropolis at its height, with a population of twenty thousand centered around a sprawling 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 has been discovered about Cahokia and how these findings have challenged our perceptions of Native Americans.

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