Ancient America in Notes on American Archaeology by John D. BaldwinHarper Brothers, 1872 - 299 Seiten |
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... period in the past is evident ; but , of course , we have no means of determining their antiquity with any approach to accuracy , no scheme of chronology by which their distance from us in time can be measured . Never- theless , some ...
... period in the past is evident ; but , of course , we have no means of determining their antiquity with any approach to accuracy , no scheme of chronology by which their distance from us in time can be measured . Never- theless , some ...
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... periods ; and it marks also the time since the Mound- Builders ceased to occupy the river - valleys where it was formed . The period marked by this fourth terrace must be the longest , because the excavating power of such streams ...
... periods ; and it marks also the time since the Mound- Builders ceased to occupy the river - valleys where it was formed . The period marked by this fourth terrace must be the longest , because the excavating power of such streams ...
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... period when these old constructions were deserted is so far back in the past , that sufficient time has since passed for the abandoned towns and fields to remain for years , and perhaps centuries , as waste places , pass through the ...
... period when these old constructions were deserted is so far back in the past , that sufficient time has since passed for the abandoned towns and fields to remain for years , and perhaps centuries , as waste places , pass through the ...
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... period must have been required to extend them over all the country where remains of their works are known to ex- ist . If their civilization was chiefly developed after their arrival in the country , which is unlikely , many years must ...
... period must have been required to extend them over all the country where remains of their works are known to ex- ist . If their civilization was chiefly developed after their arrival in the country , which is unlikely , many years must ...
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... period must have elapsed after their arrival at that point before the mines were discov- ered . We can not suppose the first settlers who came up from the Gulf region to the Ohio Valley went on im- mediately , through the wilderness a ...
... period must have elapsed after their arrival at that point before the mines were discov- ered . We can not suppose the first settlers who came up from the Gulf region to the Ohio Valley went on im- mediately , through the wilderness a ...
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