Hidden cities : the discovery and loss of ancient North American civilization

by Roger G. Kennedy

Paper Book, 1994

Status

Available

Call number

E98 .A63K46 1994

Tags

34662000521382

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Collection

NEARA - Nashua NH

Publication

New York : Toronto : New York : Free Press ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994.

Description

Most people do not know that for 5000 years, until as recently as the 18th century, the Ohio and Mississippi valleys were home to well organized, highly advanced civilizations. American Indians built huge geometrical structures to precisely related dimensions across distances of hundreds of miles.

Subjects

Language

English

Physical description

vii, 372 p.; 25 cm

ISBN

0029173078 / 9780029173077

Barcode

34662000521382

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