Mounds for the Dead

by Don Dragoo

Book Overview

This is a classic in the archaeology of the eastern United States. When first published in 1963, it was the definitive study of the Adena culture, a burial-cult manifestation in the middle and upper... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 091123909X
• ISBN13: 9780911239096
• Release Date: September 1963
• Publisher: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

What Lies Beneath

For anyone who has ever seen the scattered prehistoric indian mounds throughout the upper Ohio valley and wondered what lies beneath, Mounds For The Dead is a fascinating account of the excavation of a large Adena mound near the Ohio river in West Virginia. Dragook takes the reader level by level through the mound, describing the artifacts and burials found within each "tomb". There are some unexpected surprises including a skeleton over 7 feet tall. The findings of the burial are placed into context of earlier excavations of mounds and a nice summary of the Adena culture follows.