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

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"The Real Mound Builders of North America contrasts the 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 structures and traditions, varying only in cerem...

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Main Author: Byers, A. Martin, 1937- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Mound-builders > East (U.S.)
Mound-builders > Canada, Eastern.
Woodland Cree > History.
Woodland Cree > Rites and ceremonies.
Excavations (Archaeology) > East (U.S.)
Excavations (Archaeology) > Canada, Eastern.
Peuples autochtones des forêts de l'Est > Histoire.
Peuples autochtones des forêts de l'Est > Rites et cérémonies.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Mound-builders.
Woodland Indians.
East United States.
Eastern Canada.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xii, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Critical realist prehistory of the Eastern Woodlands, 200 BC-1450 AD
Format: Book
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"The Real Mound Builders of North America contrasts the 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 structures and traditions, varying only in ceremonial practices that manifested these structures"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:E78.E2 B94 2024
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781666901276
166690127X