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

E. G. Squier

History
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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Contents

ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
ADVERTISEMENT.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF PLATES.
PLATES SUPPLEMENTAL DATA.
LIST OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
PREFACE.
ANCIENT MONUMENTS. CHAPTER I. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
CHAPTER II. EARTHWORKS—ENCLOSURES.
CHAPTER III. EARTHWORKS—SACRED ENCLOSURES.
CHAPTER IV. MONUMENTS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES.
CHAPTER V. MONUMENTS OF THE NORTH-WEST.
CHAPTER VI. EARTHWORKS—THE MOUNDS.
CHAPTER VII. MOUNDS OF SEPULTURE.
CHAPTER VIII. EARTHWORKS—TEMPLE MOUNDS.
CHAPTER IX. ANOMALOUS MOUNDS.
CHAPTER X. REMAINS OF ART FOUND IN THE MOUNDS.
CHAPTER XI. IMPLEMENTS OF METAL.
CHAPTER XII. ORNAMENTS OF METAL.
CHAPTER XIII. IMPLEMENTS OF STONE, ETC.
CHAPTER XIV. ORNAMENTS OF STONE, BONE, ETC.
CHAPTER XV. SCULPTURES FROM THE MOUNDS.
CHAPTER XVI. METALS, MINERALS, FOSSILS, SHELLS, ETC.
CHAPTER XVII. CRANIA FROM THE MOUNDS.
CHAPTER XVIII. SCULPTURED OR INSCRIBED ROCKS.
CHAPTER XIX. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS.
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