Ancient America in Notes on American Archaeology by John D. BaldwinHarper Brothers, 1872 - 299 Seiten |
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... says , on the authority of Dr. M.W. Dickeson , " The north side of this mound is supported by a wall of sun - dried brick two feet thick , filled with grass , rushes , and leaves . " Dr. Dickeson mentions angular tumuli , with corners ...
... says , on the authority of Dr. M.W. Dickeson , " The north side of this mound is supported by a wall of sun - dried brick two feet thick , filled with grass , rushes , and leaves . " Dr. Dickeson mentions angular tumuli , with corners ...
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... says , " It was circular in form , and the entrance repre- sented the mouth of a serpent , opened in a frightful manner , and extremely terrifying to those who approach- ed it for the first time . " On the Ohio and its tributaries , and ...
... says , " It was circular in form , and the entrance repre- sented the mouth of a serpent , opened in a frightful manner , and extremely terrifying to those who approach- ed it for the first time . " On the Ohio and its tributaries , and ...
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... say , they worked the surface of the veins in open pits and trenches . At the Minnesota mine , the greatest depth of their excavations was thirty feet ; and here , " not far be- low the bottom of a trough - like cavity , among a mass of ...
... say , they worked the surface of the veins in open pits and trenches . At the Minnesota mine , the greatest depth of their excavations was thirty feet ; and here , " not far be- low the bottom of a trough - like cavity , among a mass of ...
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... say primeval forests , because they seemed primeval to the first white men who explored them . Of course there were no unbroken forests at such points as the Ohio Valley , for instance , while they were occupied by the Mound - Builders ...
... say primeval forests , because they seemed primeval to the first white men who explored them . Of course there were no unbroken forests at such points as the Ohio Valley , for instance , while they were occupied by the Mound - Builders ...
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... says : " As yet , no remains of cit- ies , graves , domiciles , or highways have been found in the copper region ; " and adds , " as the race appears to have been farther advanced in civilization than their success- ors , whom we call ...
... says : " As yet , no remains of cit- ies , graves , domiciles , or highways have been found in the copper region ; " and adds , " as the race appears to have been farther advanced in civilization than their success- ors , whom we call ...
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