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The Mound Builders

by Robert Silverberg

This history examines ancient North American mound builder cultures between 1000 B.C. and 1000 A.D. It documents the transition from early speculation to scientific archaeological inquiry, detailing the origins and eventual decline of these complex societies.

Accession 819 ISBN 0821408399 Publisher Ohio University Press
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