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Cahokia : ancient America's great city on the Mississippi
An anthropologist examines a Native American city that flourished along the Mississippi River near present-day St. Louis almost a thousand years ago, describing evidence of a once-powerful society that had been abandoned by 1400.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143117476 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0143117475 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 194 p. : ill., map ; 19 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2010.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: New York : Viking, 2009.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The mother of Native North America -- Supernova -- Walking into Cahokia -- The original rolling stones -- Ghosts of archaeologists -- Discovery at Mound 72 -- Twin heroes -- American Indian royalty -- Digging for the goddess -- Wrestling with the gods -- Treasure maps of the past -- High plains drifting.
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- Subject:
- Mississippian culture > Illinois > Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Illinois > Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park (Ill.)
American Bottom (Ill.) > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archeology) > Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park (Ill.)
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park (Ill.)
American Bottom (Ill.) > Antiquities.
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Mississippian culture.
Illinois > American Bottom.
Illinois > Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 99 .M6815 P375 2009 | 281649 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |