Aboriginal monuments of the state of New-York : comprising the results of original surveys and explorations with an illustrative appendix / by E. G. Squier.

  • Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888.
Date:
[1850]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Aboriginal monuments of the state of New-York : comprising the results of original surveys and explorations with an illustrative appendix / by E. G. Squier. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IV C O N T E N T S . PAGE Constriction op Mounds Py Existing Indian Tribes, ----- 106-109 Sepulchral Mounds in Mexico, Central America, etc., ----- 110-113 Sepulchral Monuments of the Ancient World, - * - - 113-120 Probable Funeral Rites of the Mound Builders, - 121-124 The Mounds not General Burial Places ; Great Indian Cemeteries, - - - 125-131 Aboriginal Sacred Enclosures ; Temples of the North American Indians ; of the Mexi¬ cans, Central Americans, and Peruvians ; of the Polynesian Islanders, Hindus, etc.; Primitive Temples of the British Islands ; Symbolism of Temples, - - 132—157 Stone-heaps; Stones of Memorial, etc., ------ 157-169 Additional Monuments in New York, ------- 169—176 Use of Copper by the American Aborigines, ------ 176-187 Use of Silver “ “ “ ------ 187-188