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

CONTENTS.

  • Contents, xviii
  • List of Plates, xx
  • List of Wood Engravings, xv
  • CHAPTER
    • I.—General Ob­ser­va­tions on the Ancient Mon­u­ments of the Mis­sis­sip­pi Val­ley, 1–8
    • II.—Earth­works; En­clo­sures; Works of De­fence, 8–47
    • III.—Sacred Enclosures, 47–104
    • IV.—Monuments of the Southern States, 104–124
    • V.—Monuments of the North-west, 124–139
    • VI.—Earthworks; the Mounds; Mounds of Sac­ri­fice, 139–161
    • VII.—Mounds of Se­pul­ture, 161–173
    • VIII.—Temple Mounds, 173–178
    • IX.—Anomalous Mounds; Mounds of Ob­ser­va­tion; Stone Heaps, 178–186
    • X.—Remains of Art Found in the Mounds; Pottery and articles of Clay, 186–196
    • XI.—Implements of Metal, 196–204
    • XII.—Ornaments of Metal, 204–210
    • XIII.—Implements of Stone, etc., 210–231
    • XIV.—Ornaments of Stone, Bone, etc., 231–242
    • XV.—Sculptures from the Mounds, 242–278
    • XVI.—Metals Fossils, Minerals, etc., of the Mounds, 279–288
    • XVII.—Crania from the Mounds, 288–293
    • XVIII.—Sculptured or Inscribed Rocks, 293–301
    • XIX.—Concluding Ob­ser­va­tions, 301–306