| Description |
viii, 232 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm |
| Summary |
"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."--Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
First peoples -- Mound builders -- Cliff dwellings, great houses and stone towers -- Rock art. |
| Summary |
Feder invites readers to explore the technological, architectural, engineering, and artistic achievements of America's first peoples. He 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. Along with practical visitor information, Feder tells stories of the stunningly diverse sites as revealed by archaeological research. Introductory chapters delve into the deep past of Native America, with historical and cultural details. -- adapted from amazon.com info |
| Contents |
First Peoples : Meadowcroft Rockshelter, Avella, Pennsylvania --- Mound Builders : Moundville Archaeological Park, Moundville, Alabama - Toltec Mounds Archaeological State Park, Scott, Arkansas - Crystal River Archaeological State Park, Crystal River, Florida - Kolomoki Mounds State Park, Blakely, Georgia - Rock Eagle Effigy Mound, Eatonton, Georgia - Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site, Etowah, Georgia - Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon, Georgia - Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville, Illinois - Angel Mounds State Historic Site, Evansville, Indiana - Poverty Point National Monument, Epps, Louisiana - Grand Village of the Natchez, Natchez, Mississippi - Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site, Mount Gilead, North Carolina - Serpent Mound, Peebles, Ohio - SunWatch Indian Village, Dayton, Ohio - Cemetery Mound, Marietta, Ohio - Miamisburg Mound, Miamisburg, Ohio - Mound City, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Chillicothe, Ohio - Newark Earthworks, Newark, Ohio - Pinson Mounds State Archaeological, Park Pinson, Tennessee - Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex, Moundsville, West Virginia - Aztalan Mounds State Park, Aztalan, Wisconsin --- Cliff Dwellings, Great Houses, and Stone Towers : Montezuma Castle Camp, Verde, Arizona - Canyon de Chelly, Chinle, Arizona - Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, Arizona - Walnut Canyon National Monument, Flagstaff, Arizona - Wupatki National Monument, Arizona - Betatakin, Navajo National Monument, Shonto, Arizona - Mesa Verde National Park, Cortez, Colorado - Aztec National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico - Chaco Canyon, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Nageezi, New Mexico - Hovenweep National Monument, Utah - Rock art : Blythe Intaglios, Blythe, California - Little Petroglyph Canyon, Coso, California - Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park, Santa Barbara, California - Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Crow Canyon, Blanco, New Mexico - Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, Tularosa, New Mexico - San Juan River Bluff, Utah - Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah - Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah - Buckhorn Wash, Emery County, Utah - Moab, Utah - Nine Mile Canyon, Price, Utah - Sego Canyon, Thompson Springs, Utah - McConkie Ranch, Vernal, Utah - Dinosaur National Monument, Vernal, Utah - Horsethief Lake State Park, Dallesport, Washington - Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming - Dinwoody Lake Petroglyphs, Crowheart, Wyoming. |
| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks.
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| Subject |
United States -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks.
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Indians of North America -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks.
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks.
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| Subject |
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
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Indians of North America -- Antiquities.
(OCoLC)fst00969645
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks. (OCoLC)fst01423871
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Feder, Kenneth L. Ancient America. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2017 9781442263130 (DLC) 2016042249 |
| ISBN |
9781442263123 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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1442263121 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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9781538127315 |
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1538127318 |
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