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The Newark Earthworks - Enduring Monuments, Contested Meanings (Paperback)
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The Newark Earthworks - Enduring Monuments, Contested Meanings (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Religion and Culture
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Considered a wonder of the ancient world, the Newark Earthworks?the
gigantic geometrical mounds of earth built nearly two thousand
years ago in the Ohio valley--have been a focal point for
archaeologists and surveyors, researchers and scholars for almost
two centuries. In their prime one of the premier pilgrimage
destinations in North America, these monuments are believed to have
been ceremonial centers used by ancestors of Native Americans,
called the ""Hopewell culture,"" as social gathering places,
religious shrines, pilgrimage sites, and astronomical
observatories. Yet much of this territory has been destroyed by the
city of Newark, and the site currently ""hosts"" a private golf
course, making it largely inaccessible to the public. The first
book-length volume devoted to the site, The Newark Earthworks
reveals the magnitude and the geometric precision of what remains
of the earthworks and the site's undeniable importance to our
history. Including contributions from archaeologists, historians,
cultural geographers, and cartographers, as well as scholars in
religious studies, legal studies, indigenous studies, and
preservation studies, the book follows an interdisciplinary
approach to shine light on the Newark Earthworks and argues
compellingly for its designation as a World Heritage Site.
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