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The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 4, Antiquities / The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 4 — Hubert Howe Bancroft

The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 4, Antiquities / The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 4

Hubert Howe Bancroft

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 659 pages

The fourth volume of Hubert Howe Bancroft's historical survey of the Native Races of the Pacific States, this work focuses on antiquities. It describes archaeological remains, monuments, pottery, and ruins from Mexico, Central America, and neighboring regions, drawing on nineteenth-century sources. It offers a window into early archaeological study of Indigenous cultures.

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Contents

  1. THE NATIVE RACES. Vol. IV. ANTIQUITIES.
  2. CONTENTS OF THIS VOLUME.
  3. CHAPTER I. ARCHÆOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION.
  4. CHAPTER II. ANTIQUITIES OF THE ISTHMUS, COSTA RICA, MOSQUITO COAST, AND NICARAGUA.
  5. CHAPTER III. ANTIQUITIES OF SALVADOR AND HONDURAS. RUINS OF COPAN.
  6. CHAPTER IV. ANTIQUITIES OF GUATEMALA AND BELIZE.
  7. CHAPTER V. ANTIQUITIES OF YUCATAN.
  8. CHAPTER VI. ANTIQUITIES OF TABASCO AND CHIAPAS, RUINS OF PALENQUE.
  9. CHAPTER VII. ANTIQUITIES OF OAJACA AND GUERRERO.
  10. CHAPTER VIII. ANTIQUITIES OF VERA CRUZ.
  11. CHAPTER IX. ANTIQUITIES OF THE CENTRAL PLATEAUX.
  12. CHAPTER X. ANTIQUITIES OF THE NORTHERN MEXICAN STATES.
  13. CHAPTER XI. ANTIQUITIES OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.
  14. CHAPTER XII. ANTIQUITIES OF THE NORTHWEST.
  15. CHAPTER XIII. WORKS OF THE MOUND-BUILDERS.
  16. CHAPTER XIV. PERUVIAN ANTIQUITIES.
  17. FOOTNOTES
  18. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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