The Mound-Builders【電子書籍】[ Henry Clyde Shetrone ]

＜p＞A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞A classic resource on early knowledge of prehistoric mounds and the peoples who constructed them in the eastern United States＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞With this accessible volume, Henry Clyde Shetrone made available to general readers the archaeological research data and conclusions concerning the ancient mounds and earthworks that dot the landscape of eastern North America. Dismissing popularly held theories of mysterious giants who built these structures, he explained that their purposes were defensive and ceremonial, that they had been used for habitation, burial, and worship. Their builders were antecedents of the native peoples of present-day America and had been skilled artisans and engineers with successful agricultural practices and structured leadership.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Twenty chapters discuss aspects of mound-builder cultures: quarrying of flint and obsidian for knapping into points; mining of copper and iron and its fashioning int．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る