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Book Title: Ancestral Mounds
Number of Pages: 218 Pages
Publication Name: Ancestral Mounds : Vitality and Volatility of Native America
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Archaeology, Sociology / General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year: 2015
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Jay Miller
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Travel, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
