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Itsapa: the Itza Mayas in North America More Detail
Itsapa: the Itza Mayas in North America By Richard Thornton
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This book has changed history. The international premier of "American Unearthed" on December 21, 2012 proved several of its theories. The Track Rock Terrace Complex is one of the remarkable... More > archaeological discoveries in North America. Around 1000 AD Native Americans built a massive terrace farming complex that rose 700 feet up the steep slopes of a Georgia Mountain. The site covers a half square mile and includes at least 160 masonry retaining walls, plus the stone ruins of buildings, effigy animals and hydrological structures. Also on the site is a dormant volcano fumarole. The Mayas considered such geological features as windows to the deities and afterlife. Creek Indian architec and city planner, Richard Thornton, takes the reader on a heavily illustrated tour thorugh the Native American history of the Southern Highlands. The 200 page book contains 340 original photographs and computer generated virtual reality images.< Less
Itsapa: the Itza Mayas in North America More Detail
Itsapa: the Itza Mayas in North America By Richard Thornton
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This book is the focus of the internationally televised debut of "America Unearthed" on the History Channel. The program ends with stating that this book has turned the history books upside... More > down. It is one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries ever in North America. All evidence suggests that Itza Maya farmers took refuge here after volcanoes and drought devastated their homeland. Around the year 1000 AD, Native Peoples built at least 200 stone masonry terraces up a 700 feet high mountain slope near the State of Georgia's highest mountain. The book contains 380 color photographs and computer-generated virtual reality images; most by the author. It includes newly discovered information about mining expeditions into the Southeast by the Mayas. Richard Thornton is the national architecture and Native American history columnist for the Examiner, and in 2009 was the architect of Oklahoma's Trail of Tears Memorial in Tulsa. He has studied Mesoamerican architecture in Mexico.< Less
Ancient Roots V: The Southern Highlands, Part One More Detail
Ancient Roots V: The Southern Highlands, Part One By Richard Thornton
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Ancient Roots V: Part One is the first of a comprehensive three volume study on the Native Americans of the United States' Southern Highlands. Part One discusses the natural environment of the... More > region, the archaeological record, plus riverine & land based trade routes. the architect-author has lived most of his life in the Highlands and is of Creek Indian ancestry.< Less
Ancient Roots V: The Southern Highlands - Part II More Detail
Ancient Roots V: The Southern Highlands - Part II By Richard Thornton
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This is part two of a three volume series on the Native Americans of the Southern Highlands. It is the result of seven years of research by the author and a lifetime of living in the Southern... More > Highlands. This particular volume addresses the ways that Native Americans obtained nutrition and the architecture they built.< Less
Ancient Roots II: The Indigenous People and Architecture of the Etowah Valley More Detail
Ancient Roots II: The Indigenous People and Architecture of the Etowah Valley By Richard Thornton
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Ancient Roots II features never before seen virtual reality images of all periods of the Etowah Valley's indigenous residents. It is both a photographic journey made by the author down the Etowah... More > River of Georgia - from its beginnings at the nation's second highest waterfall to the Coosa River - and a detailed study of the Native American settlements in the region from 10,000 BC until 1838. It contains over 200 photographs & images - most of which are original art by the author. The book features photographs of the large model of Etalwa, that the author built for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma. Note - AR II contains some drawings of topless Indian women - which is an accurate portrayal of their appearance in the warm months. The book would probably be inappropriate for very young children.< Less
Ancient Roots IV: The Architectural Heritage of the Muskogean Peoples More Detail
Ancient Roots IV: The Architectural Heritage of the Muskogean Peoples By Richard Thornton
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This is the first ever comprehensive study of the architectural traditions of the Muskogean tribes of the Southeast. The book contains over 300 color virtual reality images and photos. Most of... More > illustrations and photos are the original creative work of the architect-author, who is of Creek Indian heritage. Included in the illustrations are photos of the large town models he has built for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The book is designed for a broad range of readers from architects & archaeologists to students to those just casually interested in Native American cultures. It is fully indexed and referenced for use by researchers. Ancient Roots IV is a must have for all archaeologists, who work on Southeastern archaeological sites. During the preparation of the Second Edition, all illustrations in the First Edition were either enhanced or redrawn.< Less
Ancient Roots III: The Indigenous People & Architecture of the Ocmulgee-Altamaha River Basin More Detail
Ancient Roots III: The Indigenous People & Architecture of the Ocmulgee-Altamaha River Basin By Richard Thornton
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Ancient Roots III is the result of a lifetime of research by the Architect-Author. He began his career exploring ancient ruins in the jungles and mountains of Mexico and now continues to provide... More > those experiences to the study of his own Native American culture. The author provides clear linguistic, architectural and artifact proof of contact between the Mayas and the ancestors of the Creek Indians. This fascinating book contains 136 full color pages and over 300 images - most of which are original artwork or photographs by the author.< Less
The Indigenous Population of the Southern Highlands: An Historical, Linguistic & Architectural Analysis More Detail
The Indigenous Population of the Southern Highlands: An Historical, Linguistic & Architectural Analysis By Richard Thornton
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This booklet is the research report on the author's three year investigation into the Native American occupation of the Southern Highlands prior to its colonization by English-speaking settlers. It... More > reveals many unknown facts about these ancient people. One of the most interesting discoveries was that at least 17 ethnic groups occupied the region in 1540. However, all, but one province, had leaders with Muskogean titles and the leader with a non-Muskogean title was still subject to a Muskogean Great Sun (king.) 76 pages - 36 never-before-seen virtual reality images of Native American towns.< Less
Ancient Roots I: The Indigenous People & Architecture of the Southern Highlands More Detail
Ancient Roots I: The Indigenous People & Architecture of the Southern Highlands By Richard Thornton
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The author has spent the past three years studying and photographing the Native American settlement sites in the mountains of Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. This beautiful book is the... More > artistic product of his research. It contains 136 full color photographs, virtual reality computer drawings and three dimensional topographic maps - all created by the author. The book includes translations of many "Indian" place names into their original Muskogean or Cherokee form and then into English.< Less
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The Lord of Cumberland By Richard Thornton
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This is the true story of three Georgia Tech students, who become stranded on Cumberland Island, GA in 1971 and have to live off the land for ten days until rescued. The central plot of the book is... More > preceded and followed by fascinating descriptions of life during the Viet Nam War Era. Probably the most interesting scene is when the author is playing Allman Brothers and Lynnard Skynard records with Gov. Jimmy Carter, when a very young Senator Joe Biden knocks unexpectedly at the apartment door. He subsequently asks Jimmy to run for President of the United States. The 144 pages include 88 original color photographs of Cumberland Island or Georgia in 1971 - the year of the expedition.< Less

About Richard Thornton

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The premier of the History Channel's (H2) new hit series, America Unearthed, was based on Richard's book, Itsapa, the Itza Mayas in North America. He was a prominent member of the cast. Richard is a professional architect, city planner, author and ceramic sculptor. He is considered one of the nation's leading experts on the Southeastern Indians and a member of the Perdido Bay Muscogee-Creek Tribe. In 2009 he was the architect for Oklahoma's Trail of Tears Memorial at Council Oak Park in Tulsa. He is the National Architecture & Native American Culture columnist for the National edition of the Examiner. He is also a partner in History Revealed Media, a company that produced documentrary films for television and multi-media exhibits for museums.

 

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