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Moundbuilders

Moundbuilders

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作者: George Milner 著

出版社: Thames & Hudson

出版时间: 2005-04

ISBN: 9780500284681

定价: 252.80

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 224页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

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Nineteenth-centuryexplorersoftheAmericancontinentwereamazedtofindgreatmonumentsbuiltofearthintheEasternWoodlands.Thousandsofthesemoundswerediscoveredintheplainsandforestssomeuptoahundredfeethigh,someovergrownhillocks,someconical,othersflattopped.Speculationwasrifeastotheidentityofthemoundbuilders.AsGeorgeMilnershows,researchoverthepastcenturydemonstratesconclusivelythatNativeAmericansbuiltthesemounds.Inaperiodrangingfrom3000BCtothesixteenthcenturyAD,NorthAmericanIndiansquarriedtonsofearthtoformthemonuments,whichvarywidelyinlocation,sizeandpurpose.Somecontainedthousandsofburials,othersservedasplatformsforchiefs'residences,andmanywerelowlying"effigy"moundsintheformofserpents,panthersandothersacredbeasts.Moundbuildingwasakeyelementinsocietyhowpeopleworshippedgods,buriedthedead,rememberedtheirancestorsandrespectedtheirleadersandmanybeautifulobjectshavebeenfoundinsidethemounds,includingartifactsofshell,copperandmica."TheMoundbuilderscoverstheentiresweepofEasternWoodlandsprehistory,withanemphasisonhowsocietiesdevelopedfromhuntergathererstovillagefarmersandtown-dwellers.Greatstrideshavebeenmadeinrecentresearchandmanyofthemostimpressivemounds,suchasPovertyPoint,CahokiaandMoundville,aredescribedanddiscussedindetail.Thiswiderangingandcopiouslyillustratedbook,completewithinformationondozensofsitestovisit,istheperfectguidetotheregionfortourists,archaeologistsandstudents. Prefacep.7ChronologicalTablep.9AHeavilyForestedandThinlyPeopledLandp.11TheEasternWoodlandsp.11Doingarchaeologyp.15Boxfeature:"Preservethesebeautifuleminences"p.18MobileHunter-Gatherers:PaleoindianandEarlyArchaicp.22Beringiaandbeyondp.22ThePaleoindiansp.25Boxfeature:Populationgrowthp.28MobileArchaicforagersp.31SedentaryHunter-Gatherers:MiddletoLateArchaicp.34Containersandcampsp.35Growingnativeplantsp.42Alliancesandantagonismsp.43Boxfeature:MovingearthatPovertyPointp.44Earlymoundsp.47BuildersofBurialMoundsandEarthworks:EarlytoMiddleWoodlandp.54Burialmoundsp.56Boxfeature:StackedcemeteriesatRobbinsmoundsp.58Ceremonialplatformsp.71Geometricandirregularearthworksp.73Boxfeature:Aremarkablesite:Hopewellp.81Preciousobjectsp.82Wheretheylivedp.85Boxfeature:Themovetowardagriculturep.86Cultivatinggardensp.88Thenatureofthesesocietiesp.91VillagersFacingGreatChange:LateWoodlandp.105Smallmoundsp.106Boxfeature:FeastsatToltecp.112Scatteredenclosuresp.113Villagesbecomecommonplacep.114Theswitchtomaizep.117Lifewithingroupsp.119Deterioratingrelationsp.120Aperiodoftransitionp.121ChiefsCometoPower:Mississippianp.124Moundsforchiefsp.124Boxfeature:AnamazingdiscoveryattheCraigMoundp.130Boxfeature:Thebiggestofthemall:Cahokiap.134Artifactsandsymbolsp.136Wheretheylivedp.141Boxfeature:Asuitablynamedsite:Moundvillep.146Scatteredchiefdomsp.150Whattheyatep.151Chiefsandfollowersp.153Friendsandfoesp.161Boxfeature:Mesoamericancontacts?p.162Theriseandfallofchiefdomsp.165NorthernVillagers:LatePrehistoryp.177Burialinmoundsp.178Boxfeature:DeathatNorrisFarmsno.36p.180Theshifttocropsp.182Villagelifep.183Clustersofsettlementsp.187ATrailofTears:NativeAmericanandEuropeanContactp.190Thelastmoundsp.190Depopulationandremovalp.192GuidetoEasternWoodlandsSitesp.199Midwestp.199Southeastp.201Northeastandmid-Atlanticp.203Canadap.203NotestotheTextp.204FurtherReadingp.208SourcesofIllustrationsp.219Indexp.221TableofContentsprovidedbyIngram.AllRightsReserved.
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ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!
Nineteenth-centuryexplorersoftheAmericancontinentwereamazedtofindgreatmonumentsbuiltofearthintheEasternWoodlands.Thousandsofthesemoundswerediscoveredintheplainsandforestssomeuptoahundredfeethigh,someovergrownhillocks,someconical,othersflattopped.Speculationwasrifeastotheidentityofthemoundbuilders.AsGeorgeMilnershows,researchoverthepastcenturydemonstratesconclusivelythatNativeAmericansbuiltthesemounds.Inaperiodrangingfrom3000BCtothesixteenthcenturyAD,NorthAmericanIndiansquarriedtonsofearthtoformthemonuments,whichvarywidelyinlocation,sizeandpurpose.Somecontainedthousandsofburials,othersservedasplatformsforchiefs'residences,andmanywerelowlying"effigy"moundsintheformofserpents,panthersandothersacredbeasts.Moundbuildingwasakeyelementinsocietyhowpeopleworshippedgods,buriedthedead,rememberedtheirancestorsandrespectedtheirleadersandmanybeautifulobjectshavebeenfoundinsidethemounds,includingartifactsofshell,copperandmica."TheMoundbuilderscoverstheentiresweepofEasternWoodlandsprehistory,withanemphasisonhowsocietiesdevelopedfromhuntergathererstovillagefarmersandtown-dwellers.Greatstrideshavebeenmadeinrecentresearchandmanyofthemostimpressivemounds,suchasPovertyPoint,CahokiaandMoundville,aredescribedanddiscussedindetail.Thiswiderangingandcopiouslyillustratedbook,completewithinformationondozensofsitestovisit,istheperfectguidetotheregionfortourists,archaeologistsandstudents.
目录:
Prefacep.7ChronologicalTablep.9AHeavilyForestedandThinlyPeopledLandp.11TheEasternWoodlandsp.11Doingarchaeologyp.15Boxfeature:"Preservethesebeautifuleminences"p.18MobileHunter-Gatherers:PaleoindianandEarlyArchaicp.22Beringiaandbeyondp.22ThePaleoindiansp.25Boxfeature:Populationgrowthp.28MobileArchaicforagersp.31SedentaryHunter-Gatherers:MiddletoLateArchaicp.34Containersandcampsp.35Growingnativeplantsp.42Alliancesandantagonismsp.43Boxfeature:MovingearthatPovertyPointp.44Earlymoundsp.47BuildersofBurialMoundsandEarthworks:EarlytoMiddleWoodlandp.54Burialmoundsp.56Boxfeature:StackedcemeteriesatRobbinsmoundsp.58Ceremonialplatformsp.71Geometricandirregularearthworksp.73Boxfeature:Aremarkablesite:Hopewellp.81Preciousobjectsp.82Wheretheylivedp.85Boxfeature:Themovetowardagriculturep.86Cultivatinggardensp.88Thenatureofthesesocietiesp.91VillagersFacingGreatChange:LateWoodlandp.105Smallmoundsp.106Boxfeature:FeastsatToltecp.112Scatteredenclosuresp.113Villagesbecomecommonplacep.114Theswitchtomaizep.117Lifewithingroupsp.119Deterioratingrelationsp.120Aperiodoftransitionp.121ChiefsCometoPower:Mississippianp.124Moundsforchiefsp.124Boxfeature:AnamazingdiscoveryattheCraigMoundp.130Boxfeature:Thebiggestofthemall:Cahokiap.134Artifactsandsymbolsp.136Wheretheylivedp.141Boxfeature:Asuitablynamedsite:Moundvillep.146Scatteredchiefdomsp.150Whattheyatep.151Chiefsandfollowersp.153Friendsandfoesp.161Boxfeature:Mesoamericancontacts?p.162Theriseandfallofchiefdomsp.165NorthernVillagers:LatePrehistoryp.177Burialinmoundsp.178Boxfeature:DeathatNorrisFarmsno.36p.180Theshifttocropsp.182Villagelifep.183Clustersofsettlementsp.187ATrailofTears:NativeAmericanandEuropeanContactp.190Thelastmoundsp.190Depopulationandremovalp.192GuidetoEasternWoodlandsSitesp.199Midwestp.199Southeastp.201Northeastandmid-Atlanticp.203Canadap.203NotestotheTextp.204FurtherReadingp.208SourcesofIllustrationsp.219Indexp.221TableofContentsprovidedbyIngram.AllRightsReserved.

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