Mound State Monument, Moundville, Alabama

Mound State Monument, Moundville, Alabama

Mound State Monument, Moundville, AlabamaThe Black Warrior River winds slowly among the rolling southern foothills. On the...
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Mound State Monument, Moundville, Alabama

Mound State Monument, Moundville, Alabama

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Mound State Monument, Moundville, Alabama

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Author: Alabama Museum of Natural History
Format: eBook
Language: English

Mound State Monument, Moundville, Alabama

The Black Warrior River winds slowly among the rolling southern foothills. On the banks of this river many centuries ago there flourished a great Indian metropolis. Here dwelt a pleasant and contented people whose story is not of warring braves but of peaceful artisans. Theirs were days not of strife and treachery, but of quiet toil and worship. These people, given to pottery-making and the building of fine temples, have vanished long ago. The eloquence of their handiwork endures. Their pottery, lodged in the muddy earth, emerges as fresh proof that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. Their temples, decayed these many years, are yet in evidence, for the pyramidal substructures of these templesearth mounds of imposing size and numberremain. Considered stylish were flattened heads. Head-flattening was caused by strapping the young Indian to a wooden cradle board. The pressure of the leather thongs on the soft bones of the babys head caused a flattening which remained throughout life. Such a head seems to have become a mark of good rearing, and greatly to be desired, for many mothers went so far as to strap sand bags on their childrens heads to induce this flattening. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 59208
Author: Alabama Museum of Natural History
Release Date: Apr 4, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English

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