000437694 000__ 02726cam\a2200361\a\4500 000437694 001__ 437694 000437694 005__ 20210513152721.0 000437694 008__ 081215s2009\\\\nyub\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000437694 010__ $$a 2008054092 000437694 020__ $$a9780670020904 000437694 020__ $$a0670020907 000437694 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn276819729 000437694 035__ $$a437694 000437694 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dBIB$$dC#P$$dBWX$$dBUR$$dCDX$$dILC$$dVP@$$dSGB$$dBDX 000437694 043__ $$an-us-il$$an-usc-- 000437694 049__ $$aISEA 000437694 05000 $$aE99.M6815$$bP375 2009 000437694 08200 $$a977.3/86$$222 000437694 1001_ $$aPauketat, Timothy R. 000437694 24510 $$aCahokia :$$bancient America's great city on the Mississippi /$$cTimothy R. Pauketat. 000437694 260__ $$aNew York, N.Y. :$$bViking,$$c2009. 000437694 300__ $$a194 p. :$$bmap ;$$c20 cm. 000437694 4901_ $$aThe Penguin library of American Indian history 000437694 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000437694 5050_ $$aThe mother of Native North America -- Supernova -- Walking into Cahokia -- The original rolling stones -- Ghosts of archaeologists -- Discovery at Mound 72 -- Twin heroes -- American Indian royalty -- Digging for the goddess -- Wrestling with the gods -- Treasure maps of the past -- High plains drifting. 000437694 520__ $$aAlmost a thousand years ago, a Native American city flourished along the Mississippi River near what is now St. Louis. Cahokia was a thriving metropolis at its height, with a population of 20,000, a sprawling central plaza, and scores of spectacular earthen mounds. The city gave rise to a new culture that spread across the plains; yet by 1400 it had been abandoned, leaving only the giant mounds as monuments, and traces of its influence in tribes we know today. Here, anthropologist Timothy R. Pauketat reveals the story of the city and its people as uncovered by American archaeologists. Their excavations have revealed evidence of a powerful society, including complex celestial timepieces, the remains of feasts big enough to feed thousands, and disturbing signs of large-scale human sacrifice. Pauketat provides a comprehensive picture of what's been discovered about Cahokia, and how these findings have challenged our perceptions of Native Americans.--From publisher description. 000437694 650_0 $$aMississippian culture$$zIllinois$$zCahokia Mounds State Historic Park. 000437694 650_0 $$aExcavations (Archaeology)$$zIllinois$$zCahokia Mounds State Historic Park. 000437694 651_0 $$aCahokia Mounds State Historic Park (Ill.) 000437694 651_0 $$aAmerican Bottom (Ill.)$$xAntiquities. 000437694 830_0 $$aPenguin library of American Indian history. 000437694 85200 $$bgen$$hE99.M6815$$iP375$$i2009 000437694 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0917/2008054092-b.html 000437694 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0917/2008054092-d.html 000437694 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:437694$$pGLOBAL_SET 000437694 980__ $$aBIB 000437694 980__ $$aBOOK