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…mehr
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.
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 If you want more.
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 If you want more.
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