The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration / With Observations on the Migration of Certain Industries in Prehistoric TimesThomas Wilson
The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration / With Observations on the Migration of Certain Industries in Prehistoric Times
Thomas Wilson
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Book language: English
354 pages
The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration is an 1896 Smithsonian report by Thomas Wilson. It surveys the swastika's forms, names, symbolism, and distribution across cultures, with observations on the movement of certain industries in prehistoric times. It is worthwhile for anyone interested in the history of symbols, archaeology, and anthropology.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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In the Bibliography section the reader will encounter numerous vertical bars or "pipes" ( | ). These were present in the original book.
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM.
THE SWASTIKA,
THE EARLIEST KNOWN SYMBOL, AND ITS MIGRATIONS;
WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE MIGRATION OF
CERTAIN INDUSTRIES IN PREHISTORIC TIMES.
BY
THOMAS WILSON,
Curator, Department of Prehistoric Anthropology,
U. S. National Museum.
From the Report of the U. S. National Museum for 1894, pages
757-1011,
with plates 1-25 and Figures 1-374.
WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1896. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Preface 763 I.—DŧfiƿƗǵƗLjƿǪ, DŧǪŕǡƗǙǵƗLjƿ, ĵƿŠ OǡƗƄƗƿ. Different forms of the cross 765 Names and definitions of the Swastika 768 Symbolism and interpretation 770 Origin and habitat 791 II.—DƗǪǙŧǡǪƗLjƿ Ljż ǵƒŧ S΅ĵǪǵƗƫĵ. Extreme Orient 799 Japan 799 Korea 799 China 799 Tibet 802 India 802 Classical Orient 806
Babylonia, Assyria, Chaldea, and Persia 806 Phenicia 807 Lycaonia 807 Armenia 807 Caucasus 808 Asia Minor—Troy (Hissarlik) 809 First and Second Cities 810 The Third or Burnt City 811 The Fourth City 813 The Fifth City 818 The Sixth and Seventh Cities 819 Leaden idol of Hissarlik 829 Owl-shaped vases 830 The age of Trojan cities 832 Africa 833 Egypt 833 Naukratis 834 Coptos (Achmim-Panopolis) 834 Algeria 838 Ashantee 838 Classical Occident—Mediterranean 839 Greece, Cyprus, Rhodes, Melos, and Thera 839 Greek fret and Egyptian meander not the same as the Swastika 839 Swastika in panels 845 Swastikas with four arms crossing at right angles, ends bent to the right 846 Swastikas with four arms crossing at right angles, ends bent to the left 847 Swastikas with four arms crossing at other than right angles, the ends ogee and to the left 848 Meander pattern, with ends bent to the right and left 849
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