Native Americans Before 1492

The pre-Columbian culture of the Mississippi woodlands has received little attention from historians. Studying this culture, which was in many respects highly advanced, opens a new perspective on what we are used to thinking of as "American" history.

Lynda N. Shaffer, Thomas Reilly

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Archaic Context from Which Moundbuilding Emerged; Chapter 3 Poverty Point, the First Moundbuilding Epoch; Chapter 4 Adena-Hopewell, the Second Moundbuilding Epoch; Chapter 5 Cahokia and Other Mississippian Period Centers, the Third Moundbuilding Epoch; Chapter 6 Subregions, Outposts, and The Decline of Cahokia; Chapter 7 Conclusion;