Ancient America (eBook)

Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself
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2016
256 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6313-0 (ISBN)

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Ancient America -  Kenneth L. Feder
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Explore the stunning architectural, artistic, and technological achievements of America’s first peoples (and the archaeological stories behind them) in this accessible guide to fifty historically- and culturally-significant sites, all open to the public and located across the United States.
Presenting ';the real deal' of American antiquityas opposed to the hyped fare of many cable TV showsKenneth 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 Statesincluding 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?

Meadowcroft Rockshelter —Avella, PennsylvaniaMoundville Archaeological Park, Moundville, AlabamaToltec Mounds, Scott, ArkansasCrystal River Archaeological State Park, Crystal River, FloridaKolomoki Mounds State Park, Blakely, GeorgiaRock Eagle Effigy Mound – Eatonton, GeorgiaEtowah Mounds Historic Site, Etowah, GeorgiaOcmulgee National Monument, Macon, GeorgiaCahokia Mounds State Historic Park – Collinsville, IllinoisAngel Mounds, Evansville, IndianaPoverty Point, Epps, LouisianaGrand Village of the Natchez, Natchez, MississippiTown Creek Mound, Mt. Gilead, North CarolinaSerpent Mound – Bratton Township, Ohio Sunwatch Village, Dayton, Ohio Cemetery Mound – Marietta, OhioMiamisburg Mound – Miamisburg, OhioMound City, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park – Newark, OhioNewark Earthworks – Newark, OhioPinson Mounds—Pinson,TennesseeGrave Creek Mound – Moundsville, West VirginiaAztalan Mounds—Jefferson, WisconsinMontezuma Castle--Camp Verde, ArizonaCanyon de Chelly--Chinle, ArizonaCasa Grande Ruins National Monument--Coolidge, ArizonaWalnut Canyon National Monument—Flagstaff, ArizonaWupatki National Monument—Flagstaff, ArizonaBetatakin, Navajo National Monument—Shonto, ArizonaMesa Verde National Park—Mesa Verde, ColoradoAztec National Monument—Aztec, New MexicoChaco Canyon—Nageezi, New MexicoHovenweep National Monument—San Juan County, UtahBlythe Intaglios, Blythe, CaliforniaLittle Petroglyph Canyon, Coso, CaliforniaChumash Painted Cave State Park, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPetroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New MexicoCrow Canyon, Blanco, New MexicoThree Rivers Petroglyph Site, Tularosa, New MexicoSan Juan River, Bluff, UtahHorseshoe Canyon—Canyonlands National Park, UtahNewspaper Rock State Historic Monument—Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UtahBuckhorn Wash—Emery County, UtahMoab, UtahNine-Mile Canyon, Price, UtahSego Canyon, Thompson Springs, UtahMcConkie Ranch, Vernal, UtahDinosaur National Monument, Vernal, UtahHorsethief Lake State Park, Dallesport, WashingtonBighorn Medicine Wheel, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming Dinwoody Lake Petroglyphs, Crowheart, WyomingIf you want more…

Erscheint lt. Verlag 17.11.2016
Zusatzinfo 152 Illustrations including: - 11 Black & White Illustrations; - 106 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 31 Halftones, Color including Color Photographs; - 4 Maps.
Sprache englisch
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Geisteswissenschaften Archäologie
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Vor- und Frühgeschichte
Schlagworte American Sites • Ancient America • archaeology • Chaco Canyon • Historic Landmarks • Mesa Verde • National Monuments • Travel • World Heritage Sites
ISBN-10 1-4422-6313-X / 144226313X
ISBN-13 978-1-4422-6313-0 / 9781442263130
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