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Moundville /
Inaugural pocket guide from our new series of illustrated guidebooksIn the 13th century, Moundville was one of the largest Native American settlements north of Mexico. Spread over 325 acres were 29 earthen mounds arranged around a great plaza, a mile-long stockade, and dozens of dwellings for thousa...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
©2008.
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| Series: | Alabama, the forge of history.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Inaugural pocket guide from our new series of illustrated guidebooksIn the 13th century, Moundville was one of the largest Native American settlements north of Mexico. Spread over 325 acres were 29 earthen mounds arranged around a great plaza, a mile-long stockade, and dozens of dwellings for thousands of people. Moundville, in size and complexity second only to the Cahokia site in Illinois, was a heavily populated town, as well as a political and religious center. Moundville was sustained by tribute of food and labor provided by the people who lived in the nearby floodplain as well as other sm. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 116 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-116) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817380670 0817380671 |