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- catalog abstract ""Buried Beneath today's Midwestern towns, under several layers of earth and the accumulated debris of two thousand years, are the clues to an ancient mystery." "A Native American people, now known as the Hopewell, lived and worked these lands, building earthworks which in some instances dwarf the ruins at Stonehenge. More significantly, these mammoth earthworks were built in different geometric shapes, using a standard unit of measure and aligned to the cycles of the sun and the moon." "Using the foundation of existing scholarship, Mysteries of the Hopewell presents new discoveries showing the accomplishments of the Mound Builders in astronomy, geometry, measurement, and counting. William Romain then goes one step further to theorize why generations of people toiled to move millions of tons of earth to form these precise structures, joining the ranks of the Egyptians, Mayans, Greeks, Chinese, and other advanced ancient cultures." "William Romain's Mysteries of the Hopewell will appeal to many readers, including anthropologists, mathematicians, and historians, but perhaps especially to readers curious about ancient cultures and seeking explanations for these magnificent earthen structures."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b11769055.
- catalog coverage "Ohio Antiquities.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Buried Beneath today's Midwestern towns, under several layers of earth and the accumulated debris of two thousand years, are the clues to an ancient mystery." "A Native American people, now known as the Hopewell, lived and worked these lands, building earthworks which in some instances dwarf the ruins at Stonehenge. More significantly, these mammoth earthworks were built in different geometric shapes, using a standard unit of measure and aligned to the cycles of the sun and the moon."".
- catalog description ""Using the foundation of existing scholarship, Mysteries of the Hopewell presents new discoveries showing the accomplishments of the Mound Builders in astronomy, geometry, measurement, and counting. William Romain then goes one step further to theorize why generations of people toiled to move millions of tons of earth to form these precise structures, joining the ranks of the Egyptians, Mayans, Greeks, Chinese, and other advanced ancient cultures." "William Romain's Mysteries of the Hopewell will appeal to many readers, including anthropologists, mathematicians, and historians, but perhaps especially to readers curious about ancient cultures and seeking explanations for these magnificent earthen structures."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-268) and index.".
- catalog description "Physical Parameters -- The Enchanted Valley -- Sacred Geometry -- Measuring and Counting -- Hopewell Astronomy -- Azimuths to the Otherworld -- The Hopewell Worldview -- Symbols of Earth and Sky -- Sacred Ceremonies -- The Serpent Mound.".
- catalog extent "xi, 272 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Mysteries of the Hopewell.".
- catalog identifier "1884836615 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Mysteries of the Hopewell.".
- catalog isPartOf "Ohio history and culture.".
- catalog isPartOf "Series on Ohio history and culture".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Akron, Ohio : University of Akron Press,".
- catalog relation "Mysteries of the Hopewell.".
- catalog spatial "Ohio Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Ohio".
- catalog spatial "Ohio.".
- catalog subject "977.1/01 21".
- catalog subject "E99.H69 R65 2000".
- catalog subject "Hopewell culture.".
- catalog subject "Indian astronomy Ohio.".
- catalog subject "Indian cosmology Ohio.".
- catalog subject "Indians Mathematics.".
- catalog subject "Indians of North America Ohio Mathematics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Physical Parameters -- The Enchanted Valley -- Sacred Geometry -- Measuring and Counting -- Hopewell Astronomy -- Azimuths to the Otherworld -- The Hopewell Worldview -- Symbols of Earth and Sky -- Sacred Ceremonies -- The Serpent Mound.".
- catalog title "Mysteries of the Hopewell : astronomers, geometers, and magicians of the eastern woodlands / William F. Romain.".
- catalog type "text".