Hopewell Settlement Patterns, Subsistence, and Symbolic Landscapes

Download or read book Hopewell Settlement Patterns, Subsistence, and Symbolic Landscapes written by A. Martin Byers and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays addresses important questions, like these and others, by examining the cultural and social nature of the well-known Ohio Hopewell monumental earthworks. Scholars discuss the purpose, meaning, and role of earthworks and other artifacts, theorizing on how they may have reflected political, social, and practical ecological organization.