Envisioning Cahokia: A Landscape of Perspective

by Rinita A. Dalan, William I. Woods, John A. Koepke, et al.

Book Overview

The massive earthen mounds of ancient Cahokia in southwestern Illinois form the largest and most complex archaeological site in the United States. Here, at the center of a vibrant Native American culture, a settlement of Mississippian Indians grew, prospered, and declined. Tracing perceptions of the Cahokian landscape from the times of Indians and explorers to the present, Envisioning Cahokia details the archaeology of North America's largest prehistoric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875805949
• ISBN13: 9780875805948
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher