Kolomoki
Author | : Thomas J. Pluckhahn |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2003-09-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780817350178 |
ISBN-13 | : 0817350179 |
Rating | : 4/5 (179 Downloads) |
Download or read book Kolomoki written by Thomas J. Pluckhahn and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2003-09-18 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive and systematic investigation of a Woodland period ceremonial center. Kolomoki, one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the southeastern United States, includes at least nine large earthen mounds in the lower Chattahoochee River valley of southwest Georgia. The largest, Mound A, rises approximately 20 meters above the terrace that borders it. From its flat-topped summit, a visitor can survey the string of smaller mounds that form an arc to the south and west. Archaeological research had previously placed Kolomoki within the Mississippian period (ca. a.d. 1000- ...