Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley
Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley

Author: Henry W. Henshaw

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-04

Total Pages: 73

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Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley
Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley

Author: Henry Henshaw

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Published: 2021-08-29

Total Pages: 54

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Book Excerpt: tion that the Mound-Builders held contemporaneous possession of the country embraced in the range of the animals whose effigies are supposed to have been exhumed from their graves worthy of serious discussion. If true, it would involve the contemporaneous occupancy by the Mound-Builders, not only of the Southern United States but of the region stretching into Southern Mexico, and even, according to the ideas of some authors, into Central and South America, an area which, it is needless to say, no known facts will for a moment justify us in supposing a people of one blood to have occupied contemporaneously. Assuming, therefore, that the sculptures in question are the work of the Mound-Builders and are not derived from distant parts through the agency of trade, of which there would appear to be little doubt, and, assuming that the sculptures represent the animals they have been supposed to represent--of which something remains to be said--the theory that the acquaintance of the Mound-Builders with these Read More

Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley
Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley

Author: Henry Henshaw

Publisher:

Published: 2021-08

Total Pages: 54

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Book Excerpt: tion that the Mound-Builders held contemporaneous possession of the country embraced in the range of the animals whose effigies are supposed to have been exhumed from their graves worthy of serious discussion. If true, it would involve the contemporaneous occupancy by the Mound-Builders, not only of the Southern United States but of the region stretching into Southern Mexico, and even, according to the ideas of some authors, into Central and South America, an area which, it is needless to say, no known facts will for a moment justify us in supposing a people of one blood to have occupied contemporaneously. Assuming, therefore, that the sculptures in question are the work of the Mound-Builders and are not derived from distant parts through the agency of trade, of which there would appear to be little doubt, and, assuming that the sculptures represent the animals they have been supposed to represent--of which something remains to be said--the theory that the acquaintance of the Mound-Builders with these Read More

Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley
Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley

Author: Henry W Henshaw

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Published: 2019-08-02

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9781086181128

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Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley - Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the - Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 117-166 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee) Henshaw is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee) Henshaw then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, Pages 117-166
Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, Pages 117-166

Author: Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee) Henshaw

Publisher: Tredition Classics

Published: 2011-11

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 9783842486263

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