Native American Mounds in Alabama: An Illustrated Guide to Public Sites, 2nd Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780965539241)

Alabama once had thousands of mounds built by the ancestors of modern Native American tribes as long ago as 5,000 years. In this full-color guidebook, 23 public and ancient Indian mound sites, stonewall sites, and museums devoted to the mound builders are detailed along with details on 23 other sites and numerous smaller mound sites. The locations and other pertinent details are presented in an alphabetical order along with a map showing all of the public sites. The book also includes detailed site maps of several locations where hundreds of stone mounds and stone walls constructed by ancient Native Americans are found. This revised version of the book contains input and commentary from several prominent Alabama archaeologists and has over 100 photos, maps, and illustrations. Several new artistic site reconstruction illustrations are included in the book consisting of the Bessemer Mounds, Bottle Creek Mounds, Buttahatchee Mounds in Hamilton, Collinsville Mound, Florence Mound, Moundville, and the Skeleton Mountain Snake Effigy.

Author: Carol Hicks, Gregory L. Little
ISBN-10: 0965539245
ISBN-13: 9780965539241
Publisher: Archetype Publications
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2017
Pages: 74
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.19d