Cahokia : ancient America's great city on the Mississippi /
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| Author / Creator: | Pauketat, Timothy R. |
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| Imprint: | New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009. |
| Description: | 194 p. : map ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Penguin library of American Indian history |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7785966 |
| Summary: | The fascinating story of a lost city and an unprecedented civilization <br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 194 p. : map ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780670020904 0670020907 |