In the long history of documenting the material culture of the archaeological record, meaning and actions of makers and users of these items is often overlooked

This beautifully illustrated volume examines American Indian rock art across an expansive region of eastern North America during the Mississippian Period (post

Nearly 2000 years ago, people living in the river valleys of southern Ohio built earthen monuments on a scale that is unmatched in the archaeological record for

Integrates empirical data with social structural notions such as persistent, ritual, cultural, and social places, striving to explore the totality of landscape

By bringing together in one place specific objects, materials, and features indicating ritual, religious, or magical belief used by people around the world and