Building the Past
ISBN: 9780813055091
Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / University Press of Florida
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters
Subjects: Architecture Prehistoric; Excavations (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology); Architecture Prehistoric;

The study of ancient architecture reveals much about the social constructs and culture of the architects, builders, and inhabitants of the structures, but few studies bridge the gap between architecture and archaeology. This comprehensive examination of sites in the Ohio Valley, going as far north as Ontario, integrates structural engineering and wood science technology into the toolkit of archaeologists. Presenting the most current research on structures from pre-European contact, Building the Past allows archaeologists to expand their interpretations from simply describing postmold patterns to more fully envisioning the complex architecture of critical locations like Hopewell, Moorehead Circle, and Brown's Bottom.

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