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Plains Earthlodges
. Ed(S): Roper, Donna C.; Pauls, Elizabeth P.
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Description for Plains Earthlodges
This collection of papers provides a comprehensive gathering of the current research into earthlodges in a variety of Plains Indian cultures - Mandan, Hidatsa, Cheyenne, Oglala Sioux - in the territory of the upper Missouri River and its tributaries. Editor(s): Roper, Donna C.; Pauls, Elizabeth P. Num Pages: 232 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HDD; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
Anthropologists generally agree that an earthlodge is a dome-shaped, semi-subterranean structure constructed of tree and sapling walls plastered over with clay and supported by one or more large wooden posts. The entire dome is covered with earth, except for a central hole for ventilation and release of smoke from hearth fires. Resembling a mound from the outside, an earthlodge has one or more very low and narrow entranceways. These massive structures - the mid-continent's largest and most complex artifacts - are thought to have been used primarily for ceremonial or political gatherings because of the degree of labor involved in ... Read more
Anthropologists generally agree that an earthlodge is a dome-shaped, semi-subterranean structure constructed of tree and sapling walls plastered over with clay and supported by one or more large wooden posts. The entire dome is covered with earth, except for a central hole for ventilation and release of smoke from hearth fires. Resembling a mound from the outside, an earthlodge has one or more very low and narrow entranceways. These massive structures - the mid-continent's largest and most complex artifacts - are thought to have been used primarily for ceremonial or political gatherings because of the degree of labor involved in ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817351632
SKU
V9780817351632
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About . Ed(S): Roper, Donna C.; Pauls, Elizabeth P.
Donna C. Roper is Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at Kansas State University and editor of Medicine Creek: Seventy Years of Archaeological Investigations. Elizabeth P. Pauls is State Archaeologist and Director of the University of Iowa's Office of State Archaeologist. W. Raymond Wood is Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri-Columbia and author of numerous publications, including Prologue to Lewis ... Read more
Reviews for Plains Earthlodges
An excellent body of work that will serve as an important reference for many years. - George H. Odell, University of Tulsa