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archaeological community.

We would like to thank Drs. James B. Griffin, Melvin Fowler, Robert
Hall, Richard Yerkes, John Kelly, Thomas Emerson, R. Barry Lewis, Neal
Lopinot, Christy Wells, William Wood, Timothy Pauketat, George Mimer,
George Honey, Fred Finney, James Stoltman, Henry Wright, and Bruce
Smith for their comprehensive work on Cahokia. And P. Clay Sherrod and
Martha Ann Rolingson of the Arkansas Archaeological Survey for their
work on the archaeoastronomy of the Mississippi Valley.

Special mention goes to Ray Williamson for his thoughtful comments on
prehistoric North American astronomy over dinner in New Orleans at the
1991 Society for American Archaeology meetings. Bill Butler of the
National Park Service provided us with source material on Plains/
Woodland trade patterns. John Walthall has done superb work on
aboriginal trade in North America, and we have drawn from his
material.

In addition, National Forest Service archaeologists H. Gene Driggers
and Anne Wilson spent hours in researching and procuring books and
articles for us. Many thanks.

Dr. Dudley Gardner, Sierra Adare, Jeff Corney, and Bill Blow of the
Cahokia staff graciously helped us hone the ideas. Katherine and Joe
Cook of Mission, Texas, and Katherine Perry provided encouragement and
critique. Special service was done by Harold and Wanda O'Neal, who
ransacked their library for archaeoastronomy information.

Michael Seidman made this series possible during his days at Tor Books.
We would also like to acknowledge Linda Quinton, Ralph Arnote, and the
field force for their hard work. Tom Doherty, Roy Gainsburg, and the
staff at St. Martin's Press/Tor have believed in the project and given
us unflinching support.

Last, we offer our deepest gratitude to Harriet McDougal, the finest
editor in New York. We couldn't do it without you, Harriet.
Foreword

During the Archaic, around five thousand years ago, the native peoples
of the Eastern Woodlands were hunter gatherers They lived in small,
scattered villages and subsisted on a diet of white-tailed deer, wild
turkey, opossum, raccoon, turtle, and other animals, supplemented with
native plants. The introduction of corn, about 1500 b.c." dramatically
changed that life-style and led to the rise of an agricultural
civilization that embraced not only the most complex religious
ceremonialism, social organization, and economic sophistication ever
seen in prehistoric North America, but also the most expansive
political influence heretofore known. We call these people the "
Mississippians."