[Aztlan] An answer to Mario; Books on the Mississippians

[Lisa J. Lucero]

Tim Pauketat has a new book coming out this July on Cahokia published 
by Penguin Press; it is book for a general audience.
L. Lucero

At 11:56 AM -0500 7/3/09, michael ruggeri wrote:
>Hi Mario,
>
>For starters, the best book so far on the Mississippians in my opinion 
>is Reilly and Garber; "Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms" which 
>summarizes much of what we know about Mississippian ideology and 
>iconography in a complete way. Another volume of importance is the 
>volume published in conjunction with the great art exhibit, "Hero, 
>Hawk and Open Hand" which has been the largest exhibit of 
>Mississippian artifacts ever assembled for viewing. It is edited by 
>Richard Townsend and is a must have in terms of Mississippian 
>knowledge. Timothy Pauketat has written a number of books on the 
>Mississippians and his the foremost scholar of Cahokia. All of his 
>book are very rewarding. "North American Archaeology edited by 
>Pauketat and Di Paolo Loren is a complete encyclopedic volume covering 
>all aspects of the area. "Early Art of the Southeastern Indians; 
>Feathered Serpents and Winged Beings" by Susan C. Power is a very good 
>volume on the art style of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex. And 
>fellow listero Robert Hall has written a great volume called "An 
>Archaeology of the Soul" in which he discusses ties between the 
>cultures north of the Rio Grande and Mesoamerica. And my web site; 
>Mike Ruggeri's Mississippians and Mound Builders including the Adena 
>and Hopewell; http://tinyurl.com/276d8z has more information on the 
>Mississippian Cultures in one place than any other site on the WWW. So 
>those are the volumes I think you would start with.
>
>Mike Ruggeri
>
>
>
>On Jul 3, 2009, at 10:44 AM, micc2 wrote:
>
>>  Dear Mike,
>>
>>  I have a question that maybe you can point me in the correct 
>>  direction.
>>
>>  As I understand it, in decades past there was a strong aversion to 
>>  linking Hopewell, Mississippian, and "mound builder" cultures to any 
>>  influence from mesoamerica from U.S. archaeologists.
>>
>>  This was similar to the distaste for linking southwestern pueblo 
>>  cultures to Mexico.
>>
>>  I believe that in the past 30 years, the links for S.W. culture have 
>>  been conclusively found, but what about the mound builders?
>>
>>  Can you please let me know what are ideal sources for learning the 
>>  basics of the Mississippian, and "mound builder" cultures?
>>
>>
>>  Thanks and keep up your awesome work!!!!!!
>>
>>  Mario
>>
>>  I live for reasoned, enlightened spirituality:
>>
>>  "Tlacecelilli", tranquilidad, paz
>>
>>
>>  Mario E. Aguilar, PhD
>>  www.mexicayotl.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Michael ruggeri wrote:
>>>  Listeros,
>>>
>>>  Archaeologists are digging at the Chesterfield site in Missouri 
>>>  and  finding that it was a major market center for Cahokia. They 
>>>  are  digging up very ornate bowls in good quantity and thousands of 
>>>  other  artifacts including copper ear spools from the Great Lakes 
>>>  region,  tools and beads as well as homes and storage pits. The 
>>>  pottery is of  the Ramey style made during the height of the 
>>>  Mississippian cultures.  Deer bones have been found as well 
>>>  indicating ritual feasting. This  last week, they uncovered a 
>>>  stockade wall. The dig is in its beginning  stages and already 5000 
>>>  artifacts have been uncovered.
>>>
>>>  The Southern.com has the story here;
>>> 
>>>http://www.thesouthern.com/articles/2009/07/03/breaking_news/doc4a4e13c15bf22863652239.txt
>>>
>>>  A tiny URL;
>>>  http://tinyurl.com/l3xqpj
>>>
>>>  Mike Ruggeri
>>>
>>>
>>>  Mike Ruggeri's Mississippians and Mound Builders including the 
>>>  Adena  and Hopewell
>>>  http://tinyurl.com/276d8z
>>>
>>>
>>>  Mike Ruggeri's Moundbuilders/Ancient Southwest News and Links
>>>  http://tinyurl.com/b5mgtv
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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