Mastodon Hunters to Mound Builders

In Mastodon Hunters to Mound Builders, readers follow a professional archaeologist and his wife across North America as they explore the lives of the first peoples, from mammoth hunters to the builders of earthen mounds. Their journey is filled with the puzzles of interpreting ancient artifacts, piecing together fragmentary clues, and confronting gaps in a prehistoric record. The story shows how early hunter-gatherer societies gradually transformed into complex mound-building cultures, revealing a dynamic history of adaptation and ingenuity.