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In studies of ancient civilizations, the focus is often on the temples, palaces, and buildings created and then left behind, both because they survive and because of the awe they still inspire today. From the Mississippian mounds in the United States to the early pyramids of Peru, these monuments ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Burger, Richard L. (Editor ), Rosenswig, Robert M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2012.
Temas:
Indian architecture > America.
Indians > Dwellings.
Urban Indians.
Mound-builders > America.
Peuples autochtones > Habitations.
Peuples autochtones > Habitat urbain.
Mound-builders > Amérique.
lodges (Native American structures)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Antiquities.
Indian architecture.
Mound-builders.
America > Antiquities.
Amérique > Antiquités.
America.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In studies of ancient civilizations, the focus is often on the temples, palaces, and buildings created and then left behind, both because they survive and because of the awe they still inspire today. From the Mississippian mounds in the United States to the early pyramids of Peru, these monuments have been well-documented, but less attention has been paid to analyzing the logistical complexity involved in their creation. In this collection, prominent archaeologists explore the sophisticated political and logistical organizations that were required to plan and complete these architectu.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 489 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813042732
0813042739
9780813043128
0813043123

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