Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The mound-builders : a reconstruction of the life of a prehistoric American race, through exploration and interpretation of their earth mounds, their burials, and their cultural remains
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Appleton & Co.
Place
Date
1930
Physical Description
xxii, 508 p. : ill., facsims., plans, maps (1 folded) ; 24 cm.
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Purchased from the Mackechnie Library Bequest.
Content
1. Early theories as to origin and identity
2. Distribution and classification of the mounds
3. Architecture and engineering
4. : Agriculture, commerce, and industry
5. The Mound-builder burial complex
6.: The Mound-builder as an artist
7. Tobacco pipes and smoking customs
8. The Ohio area : I, Adena and Fort ancient cultures
9. The Ohio area : II, the Hopewell culture
10. The Ohio area : III, fortifications and effigy mounds
11. The Ohio area : IV, marginal subareas
12. A tour of the Ohio mound area
13. The Great Lakes area
14. The Upper Mississippi area : I, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas
15. The Upper Mississippi area : II, Northern Illinois, Iowa, and marginal districts
16. The Lower Mississippi area : I, Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and Tennessee, Southern Missouri, and Arkansas
17. The Lower Mississippi area : II, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
18. The Tennessee-Cumberland area
19. The Pennsylvania area
20. Summary and conclusions.
Public Access Text
Bibliography: p. 493-496. Includes index.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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