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Building the Past

Prehistoric Wooden Post Architecture in the Ohio Valley-Great Lakes

Brian G. Redmond Robert A. Genheimer

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English
University Press of Florida
10 March 2015
The study of ancient architecture reveals much about the social constructs and culture of the planners, builders, and inhabitants of the structures, but few studies bridge the gap between architecture and archaeology. This comprehensive examination of sites in the Ohio Valley, going as far north as Ontario, integrates structural engineering and wood science technology into the toolkit of archaeologists. Presenting the most current research on structures from pre-European contact, Building the Past allows archaeologists to expand their interpretations from simply describing postmold patterns to more fully envisioning the complex construction of critical locations like Hopewell, Moorehead Circle, and Brown’s Bottom.

The record of perishable architecture at these sites has proven difficult to interpret because it is often merely organic residues, such as soil stains from decayed wall posts, charred timbers, or trenched wall foundations. Addressing new discoveries and presenting previously unpublished data, this volume is an invaluable resource for archaeologists investigating the diverse ways prehistoric societies manifested their social worlds in earth, wood, and stone.
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Imprint:   University Press of Florida
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 238mm,  Width: 160mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   753g
ISBN:   9780813060408
ISBN 10:   0813060400
Pages:   416
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Brian G. Redmond is John Otis Hower Chair of Archaeology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, USA. Robert A. Genheimer, Rieveschl Curator of Archaeology at the Cincinnati Museum Center, USA is the editor of Cultures Before Contact: The Late Prehistory of Ohio andSurrounding Regions.

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