Publication

2003-12-01 - University Press of Kentucky

Language

English

Word Count

80,250 words, Guess

Page Count

321 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCE98.C76T74 2003

Description

"Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual is the first comprehensive study of this 3,000 year old phenomenon among the ancient peoples of eastern North America. By concentrating on the artifacts themselves, their complex aesthetics and iconography as well as their cultural context and technical sophistication, Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual describes the significance of the copper objects as well as their special function within the societies that created them."--Jacket.

First Sentence

Copper was central to five major ritual manifestations in eastern North America, dubbed by scholars: the Old Copper Culture; the Adena, Hopewell, and Copena peoples; and the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual: Metallurgy in Precontact Eastern North AmericaHardcoverUniversity Press of Kentucky2003-12-01

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