Woodland Indians by C. Keith Wilbur, MD

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Woodland Indians
by C. Keith Wilbur, MD

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A thoughtful and beautifully presented reconstruction of the “missing link" cultures that roamed the American wilderness. 168 pages, line drawings throughout, 8 maps in an 8-1/2 x 11" format.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

Preface
Introduction: The First Footprints
Chapter 1 Ancestors of the Woodland Indians

The Paleo-American Indians: 30,000 to 8000 B.C.
The Early Archaic Period: 8000 to 6000 B.C.
The Middle Archaic Period: 6000 to 4000 B.C.
The Late Archaic Period: 4000 to 1000 B.C.
The Terminal Archaic Period: 2000 to 1000 B.C.

Chapter 2 Early Woodland Period: 1000 B.C. to A.D. 700

The Adena Mound Builders: 800 B.C. to A.D. 100
The Hopewell Mound Builders: 300 B.C. to A.D. 400
Early Woodland Ceramics
Early Woodland Cultivated Gardens
The Pre-Iroquois Pathways

Chapter 3 The Mississippian Tradition of Late Woodland Period: A.D. 700 to 1500

The Fascination for All Things Mayan
The Mississippian Southeastern Colonies
Northern Mississippian Colonizations
Failed Attempts to Colonize Eastward

Chapter 4 The Central Algonquian Tribes

Tribal Organization
The Spirit World
Games and Celebrations
Warfare
The Seasonal Rounds
Stages of Life

Chapter 5 The Iroquois Tribes

Conducting and Containing Hostilities
The Spirit World
Crafts of the Iroquois
Other Iroquois-Speaking Tribes

Chapter 6 The Coastal Algonquian Tribes

The Villages
Tribal Leadership
Religion
Warfare
Village Life

Short, Backward Glances
Museums Containing Displays
Bibliography
Index

ISBN: 1-56440-625-3

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