The real mound builders of North America [electronic resource] : a critical realist prehistory of the Eastern Woodlands, 200 BC-1450 AD / Albert Martin Byers.

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"The Real Mound Builders of North America contrasts the dominant evolutionary view that emphasizes abrupt discontinuities with the Hopewellian ceremonial assemblage and mounds. Byers argues that these communities persisted unchanged in terms of their essential social structures and cultural traditio...

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Main Author: Byers, A. Martin, 1937- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
Subjects:
Mound-builders > East (U.S.)
Mound-builders > Canada, Eastern.
Woodland Indians > History.
Woodland Indians > Antiquities.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2018 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2018 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2018 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Real Mound Builders of North America: A Critical Realist Prehistory of the Eastern Woodlands, 200 BC–1450 AD
Format: Electronic eBook
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"The Real Mound Builders of North America contrasts the dominant evolutionary view that emphasizes abrupt discontinuities with the Hopewellian ceremonial assemblage and mounds. Byers argues that these communities persisted unchanged in terms of their essential social structures and cultural traditions, varying only in terms of ceremonial practices that manifested these deep structures"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498570633 (online)