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Looting Spiro Mounds : An American King Tut's Tomb by David La Vere (2007, Perfect)
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This perfect format book, published by University of Oklahoma Press in 2007, is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic. The book is in English and weighs 11.5 ounces.
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PublisherUniversity of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-100806138130
ISBN-139780806138138
eBay Product ID (ePID)57010853
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Book TitleLooting Spiro Mounds : an American King Tut's Tomb
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicArchaeology, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Native American
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorDavid Laveré
FormatPerfect
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight11.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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LCCN2006-050078
SynopsisHow an ancient North American civilization was plundered in the twentieth century When a group of relic hunters drove their picks into a lost Indian burial crypt in eastern Oklahoma in 1935, they unearthed a vast treasure trove of Mississippian art?considered by many at the time to be America?s answer to King Tut?s Tomb. They also ignited a controversy that continues to have repercussions throughout archaeological and American Indian communities. The Spiro Mounds contained some of the most impressive pre-Columbian Indian art ever found. In Looting Spiro Mounds, David La Vere takes readers behind the scenes of this discovery to re-create a Great Depression?era archaeological adventure worthy of Indiana Jones. The looting of the mounds is considered one of the major archaeological tragedies of all time. Today Spiro artifacts are scattered among the world?s museums, with some still circulating in the antiquities market and eagerly snatched up by collectors. La Vere weaves a compelling story of grave robbers and lost treasures as he pieces together the puzzle of the civilization that thrived at Spiro from A.D. 800 to 1450. He plumbs the mystery of why the people of Spiro abandoned the site, leaving behind their treasures but no forwarding address. Looting Spiro Mounds explains what the continuing mystique of Spiro artifacts is all about as the book uncovers a controversy?and a mystery?that lives on to this day., When a group of relic hunters drove their picks into a lost Indian burial crypt in eastern Oklahoma in 1935, they unearthed a vast treasure trove of Mississippian art--considered by many at the time to be America's answer to King Tut's Tomb. They also ignited a controversy that continues to have repercussions throughout archaeological and American Indian communities. The Spiro Mounds contained some of the most impressive pre-Columbian Indian art ever found. In Looting Spiro Mounds , David La Vere takes readers behind the scenes of this discovery to re-create a Great Depression-era archaeological adventure worthy of Indiana Jones. The looting of the mounds is considered one of the major archaeological tragedies of all time; but as La Vere shows, lines were not as clearly drawn in 1935 as they are today regarding Indian relics. University of Oklahoma anthropologist Forrest Clements did his best the stop the looting at Spiro. But when he proceeded with "official" excavations, his destructive methods--and his own dispersal of artifacts--raised even more questions. La Vere weaves a compelling story of grave robbers and lost treasures as he pieces together the puzzle of the civilization that thrived at Spiro a.d. 800 to 1450. He reconstructs this major Mississippian chiefdom and the lives of the priest-chiefs who were buried there. He also plumbs the mystery of why the people of Spiro abandoned the site, leaving behind their treasures but no forwarding address., How an ancient North American civilization was plundered in the twentieth century When a group of relic hunters drove their picks into a lost Indian burial crypt in eastern Oklahoma in 1935, they unearthed a vast treasure trove of Mississippian art--considered by many at the time to be America's answer to King Tut's Tomb. They also ignited a controversy that continues to have repercussions throughout archaeological and American Indian communities. The Spiro Mounds contained some of the most impressive pre-Columbian Indian art ever found. In Looting Spiro Mounds , David La Vere takes readers behind the scenes of this discovery to re-create a Great Depression-era archaeological adventure worthy of Indiana Jones. The looting of the mounds is considered one of the major archaeological tragedies of all time. Today Spiro artifacts are scattered among the world's museums, with some still circulating in the antiquities market and eagerly snatched up by collectors. La Vere weaves a compelling story of grave robbers and lost treasures as he pieces together the puzzle of the civilization that thrived at Spiro from A.D. 800 to 1450. He plumbs the mystery of why the people of Spiro abandoned the site, leaving behind their treasures but no forwarding address. Looting Spiro Mounds explains what the continuing mystique of Spiro artifacts is all about as the book uncovers a controversy--and a mystery--that lives on to this day.
LC Classification NumberE78.O45L3 2007
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- Mar 30, 2016
excellent research, amazing archaeological discoveries, a must read, very informative, ancient american history, I highly recommend it.
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- May 17, 2016
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Excellent read. Great priceVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
