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The bioarchaeology of Virginia burial mounds /

A long-ignored prehistoric moundbuilding people. By the 14th century more than a dozen accretional burial mounds-reaching heights of 12 to 15 feet-marked the floodplains of interior Virginia. Today, none of these mounds built by the nearly forgotten Monacan Indians remain on the landscape, having be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gold, Debra L. (Debra Lynn), 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From Jefferson to Jamestown : Monacan history through English eyes
  • Virginia burial mounds
  • The bioarchaeology of middle range societies
  • Bioarchaeological analysis : skeletal inventory, subsistence and health patterns, and mortuary activity
  • From measurements to meaning : Monacan history through Monacan bones.