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Moundville / John H. Blitz.

Title
Moundville / John H. Blitz.
Author
Blitz, John Howard.
Publication
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2008.

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Description
ix, 116 p. : ill. (some col.), maps; 20 cm.
Summary
In the thirteenth century, Moundville was one of the largest Native American settlements north of Mexico. Spread over 325 acres were 29 earther mounds arranged around a great plaza, a mile-long stockade, and dozens of dwellings for thousands of people.
Series Statement
Alabama : the forge of history
Uniform Title
Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • Mississippian culture > Black Warrior River Valley
  • Mississippian pottery > Black Warrior River Valley
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > Black Warrior River Valley
  • Moundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Ala.)
  • Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.) > Antiquities
Genre/Form
Electronic books
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]-116) and index.
Contents
Introducing Moundville -- Revealing Moundville's mysteries -- Moundville and the Mississippians -- "This great group of mounds" -- History written with a shovel -- Life and death at Moundville -- Visiting Moundville Archaeological Park.
ISBN
  • 9780817354787 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780817380670 (electronic)
LCCN
^^2007048039
OCLC
182662554
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library