Full Description
Presenting "the real deal" of American antiquity—as opposed to the hyped fare of many cable TV shows—Kenneth Feder invites readers to explore the stunning technological, architectural, engineering, and artistic achievements of America's first peoples.
Part travel guide, part friendly reference, Ancient America showcases fifty iconic and publicly-accessible sites located across the contiguous United States—including monumental pyramids of earth, "castles" ensconced in cliff niches, and vast rock art galleries. Among the places profiled are four World Heritage Sites (Chaco Canyon, NM; Mesa Verde, CO; Cahokia, IL; Poverty Point, LA); numerous Historic Landmarks and National Monuments (including Crystal River, FL; Town Creek Mound, NC; Casa Grande, AZ; and Hovenweep, UT); and stunningly diverse sites ranging from Serpent Mound (OH) and Horsethief Lake (WA) to Canyon de Chelly (AZ) and Nine Mile Canyon (UT).
In addition to practical visitor information, Feder tells the fascinating stories of each site as revealed by archaeological research. Introductory chapters delve into the deep past of Native America; historical and cultural details as well as original photography round out the site entries. Readers will be inspired to visit these remarkable places where the past continues to resonate in the present.
Contents
Introduction
Ancient America
First Peoples
Meadowcroft Rockshelter —Avella, Pennsylvania
Mound Builders
Moundville Archaeological Park, Moundville, AlabamaToltec Mounds, Scott, ArkansasCrystal River Archaeological State Park, Crystal River, FloridaKolomoki Mounds State Park, Blakely, GeorgiaRock Eagle Effigy Mound - Eatonton, GeorgiaEtowah Mounds Historic Site, Etowah, GeorgiaOcmulgee National Monument, Macon, GeorgiaCahokia Mounds State Historic Park - Collinsville, IllinoisAngel Mounds, Evansville, IndianaPoverty Point, Epps, LouisianaGrand Village of the Natchez, Natchez, MississippiTown Creek Mound, Mt. Gilead, North CarolinaSerpent Mound - Bratton Township, Ohio Sunwatch Village, Dayton, Ohio Cemetery Mound - Marietta, OhioMiamisburg Mound - Miamisburg, OhioMound City, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park - Newark, OhioNewark Earthworks - Newark, OhioPinson Mounds—Pinson,TennesseeGrave Creek Mound - Moundsville, West VirginiaAztalan Mounds—Jefferson, Wisconsin
Cliff Dwellings, Great Houses, and Stone Towers
Montezuma Castle--Camp Verde, ArizonaCanyon de Chelly--Chinle, ArizonaCasa Grande Ruins National Monument--Coolidge, ArizonaWalnut Canyon National Monument—Flagstaff, ArizonaWupatki National Monument—Flagstaff, ArizonaBetatakin, Navajo National Monument—Shonto, ArizonaMesa Verde National Park—Mesa Verde, ColoradoAztec National Monument—Aztec, New MexicoChaco Canyon—Nageezi, New MexicoHovenweep National Monument—San Juan County, Utah
Rock Art
Blythe Intaglios, Blythe, CaliforniaLittle Petroglyph Canyon, Coso, CaliforniaChumash Painted Cave State Park, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPetroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New MexicoCrow Canyon, Blanco, New MexicoThree Rivers Petroglyph Site, Tularosa, New MexicoSan Juan River, Bluff, UtahHorseshoe Canyon—Canyonlands National Park, UtahNewspaper Rock State Historic Monument—Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UtahBuckhorn Wash—Emery County, UtahMoab, UtahNine-Mile Canyon, Price, UtahSego Canyon, Thompson Springs, UtahMcConkie Ranch, Vernal, UtahDinosaur National Monument, Vernal, UtahHorsethief Lake State Park, Dallesport, WashingtonBighorn Medicine Wheel, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming Dinwoody Lake Petroglyphs, Crowheart, Wyoming
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