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Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley / Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. I. — E. G. Squier

Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley / Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. I.

E. G. Squier

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  • Book language: English
  • 433 pages

Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley is an 1848 archaeological survey by E. G. Squier and E. H. Davis, published as the first volume of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. It describes and classifies earthworks, mounds, and enclosures of the Mississippi Valley, offering a window into early American archaeology. Listeners interested in pre-Columbian North America and nineteenth-century scholarship will find it rewarding.

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SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE. VOL. I.

ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

Ancient Works, Marietta, Ohio.

SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS

TO KNOWLEDGE.

VOL. I.

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EVERY MAN IS A VALUABLE MEMBER OF SOCIETY, WHO, BY HIS OBSERVATIONS,

RESEARCHES, AND EXPERIMENTS, PROCURES KNOWLEDGE FOR MEN.—

SMITHSON.

CITY OF WASHINGTON:

PUBLISHED BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

MDCCCXLVIII.

PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS,

114 Nassau street, New York.

FROM THE SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE.

ANCIENT MONUMENTS

OF

THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

BY

E. G. SQUIER, A.M.,

AND

E. H. DAVIS, M.D.

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EVERY MAN IS A VALUABLE MEMBER OF SOCIETY, WHO, BY HIS OBSERVATIONS,

RESEARCHES, AND EXPERIMENTS, PROCURES KNOWLEDGE FOR MEN.—

SMITHSON.

PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHORS.

NEW-YORK:

BARTLETT & WELFORD, 7 ASTOR HOUSE.

CINCINNATI:

J. A. & U. P. JAMES, WALNUT STREET.

MDCCCXLVIII.

PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS,

114 Nassau street, New York.

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Contents

  1. ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
  2. ADVERTISEMENT.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. LIST OF PLATES.
  5. PLATES SUPPLEMENTAL DATA.
  6. LIST OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
  7. PREFACE.
  8. ANCIENT MONUMENTS. CHAPTER I. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
  9. CHAPTER II. EARTHWORKS—ENCLOSURES.
  10. CHAPTER III. EARTHWORKS—SACRED ENCLOSURES.
  11. CHAPTER IV. MONUMENTS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES.
  12. CHAPTER V. MONUMENTS OF THE NORTH-WEST.
  13. CHAPTER VI. EARTHWORKS—THE MOUNDS.
  14. CHAPTER VII. MOUNDS OF SEPULTURE.
  15. CHAPTER VIII. EARTHWORKS—TEMPLE MOUNDS.
  16. CHAPTER IX. ANOMALOUS MOUNDS.
  17. CHAPTER X. REMAINS OF ART FOUND IN THE MOUNDS.
  18. CHAPTER XI. IMPLEMENTS OF METAL.
  19. CHAPTER XII. ORNAMENTS OF METAL.
  20. CHAPTER XIII. IMPLEMENTS OF STONE, ETC.
  21. CHAPTER XIV. ORNAMENTS OF STONE, BONE, ETC.
  22. CHAPTER XV. SCULPTURES FROM THE MOUNDS.
  23. CHAPTER XVI. METALS, MINERALS, FOSSILS, SHELLS, ETC.
  24. CHAPTER XVII. CRANIA FROM THE MOUNDS.
  25. CHAPTER XVIII. SCULPTURED OR INSCRIBED ROCKS.
  26. CHAPTER XIX. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS.
  27. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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