Fowler Melvin (94 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. A very good copy of the stated second, revised edition. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the cover bright and fresh in appearance. Essays by: Melvin Fowler, Nelson Reed, Warren Wittry, Harriet Smith, James Anderson, Patricia O'Brien, Hugh Cutler and Leonard Blake, and James Porter.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

Wraps. First edition. 72 p. Very good. light shelfwear, po name stamped (small) on cover.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Five centuries before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, indigenous North Americans had already built a vast urban center on the banks of the Mississippi River where East St. Louis is today. This is the story of North America's largest archaeological site, told through the lives, personalities, and conflicts of the men and women who excavated and studied it. At its height the metropolis of Cahokia had twenty thousand inhabitants in the city center with another ten thousand in the outskirts. Cahokia was a precisely planned community with a fortified central city and surrounding suburbs. Its entire plan reflected the Cahokian's concept of the cosmos. Its centerpiece, Monk's Mound, ten stories tall, is the largest pre-Columbian structure in North America, with a base circumference larger than that of either the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt or the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan in Mexico. Nineteenth-century observers maintained that the mounds, too sophisticated for primitive Native American cultures, had to have been created by a superior, non-Indian race, perhaps even by survivors of the lost continent of Atlantis. Melvin Fowler, the "dean" of Cahokia archaeologists, and Biloine Whiting Young tell an engrossing story of the struggle to protect the site from the encroachment of interstate highways and urban sprawl. Now identified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and protected by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Cahokia serves as a reminder that the indigenous North Americans had a past of complexity and great achievement. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. VERY NICE COPY! 1969. . Name on front end page, no other marks or writings, binding sound. Carefully packaged. ARC.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Condition is Very Good in a soft cover. Illustrated. Explorations Into Cahokia Archaeology Bulletin 7 is a collection of archaeological reports and papers about the ancient city of Cahokia, located near modern-day Collinsville, Illinois. Originally published in 1969 and revised in 1973, it is part of a bulletin series from the Illinois Archaeological Survey. The book provides a detailed look into early archaeological investigations at the Cahokia site. About the book Editor: The book was edited by Melvin L. Fowler. Publisher: The original publication was from the Illinois Archaeological Survey, with subsequent editions published by the University of Illinois. Content: The monograph compiles a number of archaeological studies, including: Descriptions of specific mounds and artifacts. Maps of the Cahokia site. Research findings and data from early excavations by University of Illinois archaeologists like A.R. Kelly and W. Moorehead. About the Cahokia site The site explored in the bulletin was a significant pre-Columbian Native American city and the largest settlement north of Mexico. It is important for its: Advanced urban planning: It was a large, sophisticated settlement with a fortified central city, suburbs, and over 120 earthen mounds arranged around vast plazas. Cultural importance: It served as a major center for the Mississippian culture, with significant influence on surrounding regions. Historical mystery: The city was abandoned around 1400 AD for reasons that are still being investigated, though some evidence points to major flood events or a prolonged drought.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Condition is Very Good to Fine in a soft cover. Previous owners name. The 1959 "Summary Report of Modoc Rock Shelter, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956" (Report of Investigations No. 8) by Melvin L. Fowler is a key document detailing early archaeological excavations at the Modoc Rock Shelter in Illinois. These excavations uncovered 28 feet of cultural deposits, showing evidence of Archaic period occupation starting around 8000 B.C., which helped establish the importance of the Archaic stage in North American prehistory. The report covers the site's stratigraphy, artifacts, and the gradual specialization of its inhabitants in adapting to their environment over millennia.

Paperback. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Assumed First Edition. 65 pp, the book and contents are clean and tight, front cover has a small ( 1/4" x 1/2" ) spot on lower edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Nice Clean Copy. Stapled. Profusely illustrated. No marks or writings, pages bright and clean, binding sound. Shipped in stiff cardboard envelope. 72 pp ARC.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4to, 245 pages, 2 pounds. Large red paperback shows light edgewear and a faded spine. Half title page has gold label from the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society. Book is clean, tight and unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Trade paperback in fair plus condition. Clean inside but cover has creases and pages have age toning.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Name on front cover, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight and sound. Spine darkened. Carefully packaged and shipped in box. 155 pp ARC.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition?. VERY GOOD CONDITION,clean, solid, bright; very LARGE BOOK. WHITE TITLES on ORANGE cover. sturdy 5 spine staples binding.stiff glossy paper covers . COVER SHOWS YOUNG MAN & WOMAN, ON TELEPHONES, REPORTING ON THE WEATHER, LARGE MAP BACKGROUND. ; 48pg pages; .HUGE BOOK WITH COLORFUL ILUST & LARGE BLACK TEXT. Designed to be read aloud to large groups, or from a distance. PHOTOS, ART DRAWINGS.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Illinois Archaeological Survey, Bulletin 7. 175pp. Size: Large Octavo.

Softcover. Condition: very good. NOT an ex library book. 175 pages including the Bibliography.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: good. NOT an ex library book. Soft cover book with stapled binding. Red cover. Name top corner of cover. Stain on pages only bottom at hinge of beginning and ending pages. No stain line on cover. 44 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. a nice, clean, square copy, small quarto, saddle stapled wrappers, 44 pages, first published in 1957.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1969. Journals, Native Americans, North America. Illinois Archaeological Survey Bulletin 7, 175p., very good paperback /monograph. bright orange cover 11/24.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1975. North America, Native Americans, Journals. Illinois State Museum, Research Series Papers in Anthropology, No. 3, 64p., good stapled paperback. with wear at top right hand corner of front cover 6/25.