Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians

Name: Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians
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ISBN: 9780521520669

ISBN-10: 0521520665

ISBN-13: 9780521520669

Edition: 2004

Authors: Timothy R. Pauketat, Rita P. Wright

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The ancient capital of Cahokia and a series of lesser population centers developed in the Mississippi valley in North America between the eighth and fifteenth centuries AD, leaving behind an extraordinarily rich archaeological record. Cahokia's gigantic pyramids, finely crafted artifacts, and dense population mark it as the founding city of the Mississippian civilization, formerly known as the 'mound' builders. As Cahokian ideas and objects were widely sought, a cultural and religious ripple effect spread across the mid-continent and into the South. In its wake, population migrations and social upheavals transformed social life along the ancient Mississippi River. In this important new…

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List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 236
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




Civilization in North America



Geography, resources, and the Mississippian ethnoscape



Villages along the Mississippi



Early Cahokia



Greater Cahokia



Mississippianization



The struggle for identity



Conclusion