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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