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Mound Builders, The
by J.P. MacLean 1879
An early study of the Mound Builders; "Being
an account of a remarkable people that once
inhabited the valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi,
together with an investigation in the Archaeology of
Butler County, Ohio"
Softcover, 233 pages, $21.95
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Archaeology of Ohio
by M.C. Read 1879
Artifacts, effigies, mounds and tablets of the prehistoric occupants
of Ohio..
Softcover, 119 pages, $16.95
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Turner Mound Group
of Earthworks, Hamilton County, Ohio
by Charles C. Willoughby 1922
"This people reached a high degree of excellence in their art
designs. In this line they were probably unsurpassed by any tribe
north of Mexico. In modeling, relief carving, and copper working
they also attained high proficiency. As traders they were
enterprising and resourceful. They procured obsidian, probably from
the Yellowstone; shells from the Florida coast; copper from the Lake
Superior region; and mica from the Appalachian Highland. "
Hundreds of artifacts illustrated whose materials included meteoric
iron, copper, silver, gold, shell, pearls, mica, cannel coal,
fabrics, clay, bone, etc.
Softcover, 194 pages, $16.95
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Mound Builders of Illinois
by Addison J. Throop 1928
Intended as an Illinois specific work on mound builders,
Throop covers the area known as the American Bottoms. Softcover,
78 pages, $10.95
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Archaeological Atlas of Kentucky
by W.S. Webb and W.D. Funkhouser 1928
Reports in Archaeology and Anthropology Volume II,
Archaeological Survey of Kentucky. A comprehensive
atlas of the Bluegrass State locates over 1,200
sites with 71 full page county maps as well as a
large foldout map of the cultural areas of the
state. Locations of sites as well as photographs and
illustrations of artifacts found in the state round
out this comprehensive volume.
Softcover, 463 pgs, illustrated, $27.95
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Ancient Life in Kentucky
by W.S. Webb and W.D. Funkhouser 1928Another
classic work on Kentucky, this book starts out with
very early times and then concentrates on the
prehistoric Indians of the Bluegrass State.
Softcover, 349
pages, Illustrated, $19.95
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Basketry Designs of the
Indians of Northern California
by Roland B. DixonAn early work from the
American Museum of Natural History, Dixon provides
37 full
page plates of baskets and descriptions
of over 160 baskets in total.
Softcover, 108 pp, $12.95
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Basket Designs of
the Mission Indians of California
by Kroeber, A.L.
Another great work from the American Museum of Natural History, Kroeber discusses basket designs associated with the California Mission tribes
with 7 full page plates of baskets as
well as 97 illustrations including the full page of design elements.
Softcover, 50 pp, $9.95
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Basket-Work of the North
American Aborigines
by Otis T. Mason 1884A classic work from the
U.S. National Museum of Natural History,
Containing 65 full page B&W plates and their
descriptions illustrating over 100 baskets, this
work is often referenced by later basketry books.
Softcover, 144 pages, $13.95
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