Archaeology and Ancient Religion in the American Midcontinent

Provides analyses of large datasets from the midcontinent, ranging from tiny charred seeds to the cosmic alignments of mounds, to explore new questions about the religious practices and lives of native peoples. At the core of the book are case studies that explore religious practices from the Cahokia area and surrounding Illinois uplands.

Info autore

Brad H. Koldehoff is the chief archaeologist and cultural resources unit chief at the Illinois Department of Transportation and a research assistant at the Illinois State Archaeological Survey and the Illinois State Museum. Koldehoff has written numerous technical reports about Mississippi Valley archaeological sites, including Cahokia, as well as journal articles and book chapters.

Timothy R. Pauketat is a professor of anthropology and medieval studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a visiting research scientist at the Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Pauketat is one of the foremost experts on Cahokia and particularly esteemed for theoretical perspectives on early urbanism, religion, and the relational ontologies of Woodland and Mississippian peoples of eastern North America. A prolific author and editor, representative publications include An Archaeology of the Cosmos: Rethinking Agency and Religion in Ancient America, Cahokia: Ancient America’s Great City on the Mississippi, and The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology.

Riassunto

Provides analyses of large datasets from the midcontinent, ranging from tiny charred seeds to the cosmic alignments of mounds, to explore new questions about the religious practices and lives of native peoples. At the core of the book are case studies that explore religious practices from the Cahokia area and surrounding Illinois uplands.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Brad H Koldehoff (Editore), Brad H. Koldehoff (Editore), Timothy R Pauketat (Editore), Timothy R. Pauketat (Editore)
• Editore: The University of Alabama Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780817319960
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-1996-0
• Pagine: 344
• Dimensioni: 158 mm x 234 mm x 26 mm
• Peso: 715 g
• Illustrazioni: 53 black & white figures, 12 maps, 9 tables
• Serie: Archaeology of the American So; Archaeology of the American South: New Directions and Perspectives; Archaeology of the American So; Archaeology of the American South: New Directions and Perspectives
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria