Speaking with the Ancestors: Mississippian Stone Statuary of the Tennessee-Cumberland Region

by James V. Miller, Kevin E. Smith, Professor Kevin E. Smith

Book Overview

When European explorers began their initial forays into southeastern North America in the 16th and 17th centuries they encountered what they called temples and shrines of native peoples, often decorated with idols in human form made of wood, pottery, or stone. The idols were fascinating to write about, but having no value to explorers searching for gold or land, there are no records of these idols being transported to the Old World, and mention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817354654
• ISBN13: 9780817354657
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"