Cahokia Mounds: America's First City (Landmarks)

He directed public archaeological field schools for many years and serves as assistant site manager in charge of exhibits, interpretation and public relations at Cahokia for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. . Iseminger was born in Bloomington, Illinois, and grew up in Arlington, Virginia. He majored in anthropology in college, receiving his BA from the University of Oklahoma and his MA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Good overview, well written, but needs some updates Overall, Iseminger provides readers with a book that does provide a good introduction to Cahokia Mounds. However, the lack of citations and admittance to utilizing his “personal memory bank” does bring a question of credibility to some arguments levied in the book. Despite this and some updates that need to be made (interpretation of Mound . "Best Treatise on Cahokia for the Armchair Archaeologist" according to Jane White. Growing up so close to Cahokia Mounds, I've been interested in the site my entire life and have even worked a few field schools out there. I've read a lot of books on the subject and this book is by far the best. It is a detailed account (and from what I can tell, comprehensive) of all the archaeological work that has happened at Cahokia Mounds since i. "Great book! Better than any I have read previously" according to Patrick J. Robinson. Great book ! Better than any I have read previously on Cahokia.

He majored in anthropology in college, receiving his BA from the University of Oklahoma and his MA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Iseminger was born in Bloomington, Illinois, and grew up in Arlington, Virginia. He directed public archaeological field schools for many years and serves as assistant site manager in charge of exhibits, interpretation and public relations at Cahokia for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. About the Author William R. He participated in excavations in South Dakota and several locations in Illinois, and he has worked at the Cahokia site full time since 1971.

About one thousand years ago, a phenomenon occurred in a fertile tract of Mississippi River flood plain known today as the "American Bottom." This phenomenon came to be called Cahokia Mounds, America's first city. Since even those three groups are splintered into myriad dialects of perspective, sometimes it is hard to know what language to use. Interpreting the rich heritage of a site like Cahokia Mounds is a balancing act; the interpreter must speak as a scholar to the general public on behalf of an entirely different civilization. But William Iseminger's work at the site has given him nearl