Ancient America
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6312-3 (ISBN)
Presenting “the real deal” of American antiquity—as opposed to the hyped fare of many cable TV shows—Kenneth Feder invites readers to explore the stunning technological, architectural, engineering, and artistic achievements of America’s first peoples.
Part travel guide, part friendly reference, Ancient America showcases fifty iconic and publicly-accessible sites located across the contiguous United States—including monumental pyramids of earth, “castles” ensconced in cliff niches, and vast rock art galleries. Among the places profiled are four World Heritage Sites (Chaco Canyon, NM; Mesa Verde, CO; Cahokia, IL; Poverty Point, LA); numerous Historic Landmarks and National Monuments (including Crystal River, FL; Town Creek Mound, NC; Casa Grande, AZ; and Hovenweep, UT); and stunningly diverse sites ranging from Serpent Mound (OH) and Horsethief Lake (WA) to Canyon de Chelly (AZ) and Nine Mile Canyon (UT).
In addition to practical visitor information, Feder tells the fascinating stories of each site as revealed by archaeological research. Introductory chapters delve into the deep past of Native America; historical and cultural details as well as original photography round out the site entries. Readers will be inspired to visit these remarkable places where the past continues to resonate in the present.
Kenneth L. Feder, professor of anthropology at Central Connecticut State University, specializes in the archaeology of North America. He is author of several books, including Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology and The Past in Perspective: A Brief Introduction to Human Prehistory. Feder has appeared on numerous television documentaries on the National Geographic Channel, the BBC's Horizon, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, and the SyFy Channel and has been featured in episodes of the Canadian-based William Shatner’s Weird or What?
Introduction
Ancient America
First Peoples
1.Meadowcroft Rockshelter —Avella, Pennsylvania
Mound Builders
2.Moundville Archaeological Park, Moundville, Alabama
3.Toltec Mounds, Scott, Arkansas
4.Crystal River Archaeological State Park, Crystal River, Florida
5.Kolomoki Mounds State Park, Blakely, Georgia
6.Rock Eagle Effigy Mound – Eatonton, Georgia
7.Etowah Mounds Historic Site, Etowah, Georgia
8.Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon, Georgia
9.Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park – Collinsville, Illinois
10.Angel Mounds, Evansville, Indiana
11.Poverty Point, Epps, Louisiana
12.Grand Village of the Natchez, Natchez, Mississippi
13.Town Creek Mound, Mt. Gilead, North Carolina
14.Serpent Mound – Bratton Township, Ohio
15.Sunwatch Village, Dayton, Ohio
16.Cemetery Mound – Marietta, Ohio
17.Miamisburg Mound – Miamisburg, Ohio
18.Mound City, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park – Newark, Ohio
19.Newark Earthworks – Newark, Ohio
20.Pinson Mounds—Pinson,Tennessee
21.Grave Creek Mound – Moundsville, West Virginia
22.Aztalan Mounds—Jefferson, Wisconsin
Cliff Dwellings, Great Houses, and Stone Towers
23.Montezuma Castle--Camp Verde, Arizona
24.Canyon de Chelly--Chinle, Arizona
25.Casa Grande Ruins National Monument--Coolidge, Arizona
26.Walnut Canyon National Monument—Flagstaff, Arizona
27.Wupatki National Monument—Flagstaff, Arizona
28.Betatakin, Navajo National Monument—Shonto, Arizona
29.Mesa Verde National Park—Mesa Verde, Colorado
30.Aztec National Monument—Aztec, New Mexico
31.Chaco Canyon—Nageezi, New Mexico
32.Hovenweep National Monument—San Juan County, Utah
Rock Art
33.Blythe Intaglios, Blythe, California
34.Little Petroglyph Canyon, Coso, California
35.Chumash Painted Cave State Park, Santa Barbara, California
36.Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New Mexico
37.Crow Canyon, Blanco, New Mexico
38.Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, Tularosa, New Mexico
39.San Juan River, Bluff, Utah
40.Horseshoe Canyon—Canyonlands National Park, Utah
41.Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument—Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
42.Buckhorn Wash—Emery County, Utah
43.Moab, Utah
44.Nine-Mile Canyon, Price, Utah
45.Sego Canyon, Thompson Springs, Utah
46.McConkie Ranch, Vernal, Utah
47.Dinosaur National Monument, Vernal, Utah
48.Horsethief Lake State Park, Dallesport, Washington
49.Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming
50.Dinwoody Lake Petroglyphs, Crowheart, Wyoming
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| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.12.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 184 x 261 mm |
| Gewicht | 640 g |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4422-6312-1 / 1442263121 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4422-6312-3 / 9781442263123 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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