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Native Americans before 1492

by Lynda Shaffer

Mound-buildersMississippian cultureAntiquitiesOststaatenIndianenCulture du MississippiHeuvelsAmérindien (peuple)

A survey of the pre-Columbian history of the eastern United States profiles three moundbuilding epochs: Poverty Point, Adena-Hopewell, and Chahokia and other Mississippian centers, and examines the subregions, outposts, and decline of the Chahokia.

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Book data: Open Library