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... Settlements .. Their Civilization ...... Their Ancient Mining Works .. II . ANTIQUITY OF THE MOUND - BUILDERS How long were they here ? ..... III . WHO WERE THE MOUND - BUILDERS ? Not Ancestors of the Wild Indians . Brereton's Story ...
... Settlements .. Their Civilization ...... Their Ancient Mining Works .. II . ANTIQUITY OF THE MOUND - BUILDERS How long were they here ? ..... III . WHO WERE THE MOUND - BUILDERS ? Not Ancestors of the Wild Indians . Brereton's Story ...
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... SETTLEMENTS . Careful study of what is shown in the many reports on these ancient remains seems plainly to authorize the conclusion that the Mound - Builders entered the country at the South , and began their settlements near the Gulf ...
... SETTLEMENTS . Careful study of what is shown in the many reports on these ancient remains seems plainly to authorize the conclusion that the Mound - Builders entered the country at the South , and began their settlements near the Gulf ...
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... settlements were continued across the Rio Grande into Mexico ; but toward their eastern , northern , and western limit the pop- ulation was evidently smaller , and their occupation of the territory less complete than in the Valley of ...
... settlements were continued across the Rio Grande into Mexico ; but toward their eastern , northern , and western limit the pop- ulation was evidently smaller , and their occupation of the territory less complete than in the Valley of ...
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... settlements and built such works must have been " eminently agricultural . " No trace of their ordinary dwellings is left . These must have been con- structed of perishable materials , which went to dust long before great forests had ...
... settlements and built such works must have been " eminently agricultural . " No trace of their ordinary dwellings is left . These must have been con- structed of perishable materials , which went to dust long before great forests had ...
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... settlements , towns , and farms of our people . * HOW LONG WERE THEY HERE ? There are many indications to warrant the conclusion that the Mound - Builders occupied their principal seats in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys during a very ...
... settlements , towns , and farms of our people . * HOW LONG WERE THEY HERE ? There are many indications to warrant the conclusion that the Mound - Builders occupied their principal seats in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys during a very ...
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