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Mounds of Earth and Shell- Native Sites: The Southeast by Bonnie Shemie
Mounds of Earth and Shell- Native Sites: The Southeast by Bonnie Shemie
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Mounds of Earth and Shell- Native Sites: The Southeast by Bonnie Shemie
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Binding: Paperback
Copyright Date: 2000
Pub Date: March 31, 1995
Physical Info: 0.1" H x 8.03" L x 7.23" W (0.25 lbs) 24 pages
Much of what we know of life among the inhabitants of North America before the arrival of Europeans comes from mounds in the southeastern U.S. However, there is much debate among scholars about the findings. Excavations show sophisticated cities, large effigy mounds, centers of worship, and possibly, vast earthwork calendars. Objects found in the mounds and burial sites provide graphic information about how these ancient people lived.
Bonnie Shemie was born in Ohio and attended college in Pennsylvania. She came to visit her brother in Montreal in 1972 and decided to stay on to paint, marry, and raise a family. In addition to her books on Native architecture for children, she has designed stained glass windows and architectural ornamentation. Her paintings sell in fine galleries in the Montreal are
Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780887763526
- Publisher
- Summer Beam Books
- Physical Info
- 0.25 lb
