Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. I.

About this eBook

Author

Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton), 1811-1888

Credits

Produced by Charlene Taylor, Robert Shimmin, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

E011: History: America: America

Subject

Ohio River Valley -- Antiquities

Category

Text

eBook-No.

49668

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49668

Release Date

August 10, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE. VOL. I. ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
2. 2.ADVERTISEMENT.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF PLATES. — PLATES SUPPLEMENTAL DATA.
5. 5.LIST OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
6. 6.PREFACE. — ANCIENT MONUMENTS. CHAPTER I. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. EARTHWORKS—ENCLOSURES. — WORKS OF DEFENCE. — PLATE IV. 9 STONE WORK, NEAR BOURNEVILLE, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE V. “FORT HILL,” HIGHLAND COUNTY, OHIO. 11 — PLATE VI. FORTIFIED HILL, BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE VII. “FORT ANCIENT,” WARREN COUNTY, OHIO. 15 — PLATE VIII. No. 1. [From the Surveys and Notes of J AMES M C B RIDE .] — PLATE VIII. No. 2. — PLATE VIII. No. 3. — PLATE VIII. No. 4. 18 — PLATE IX. No. 1. FORTIFIED HILL, NEAR GRANVILLE, LICKING COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE IX. No. 2. 19 FORTIFIED HILL AT THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT MIAMI RIVER, HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE IX. No. 3. ANCIENT WORK NEAR LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. [From the R AFINESQUE MSS.] — PLATE X. CLARK’S WORK; NORTH FORK OF PAINT CREEK. 22 — PLATE XI. No. 1. [From the Surveys and Notes of J AMES M C B RIDE .] — PLATE XI. No. 2. — PLATE XI. No. 3. — PLATE XII. No. 1. STONE WORK, ON DUCK RIVER, TENNESSEE. 23 — PLATE XII. No. 2. — PLATE XII. No. 3. 25 — PLATE XII. No. 4. — PLATE XIII. No. 1. [From the R AFINESQUE MSS.] — PLATE XIII. No. 2. 26 [From the Surveys and Notes of J AMES M C B RIDE . ] — PLATE XIV. — PLATE XV. ANCIENT WORKS IN NORTHERN OHIO. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. EARTHWORKS—SACRED ENCLOSURES. — PLATE XVI. 37 HIGH BANK WORKS, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XVII. 38 HOPETON WORKS, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XVIII. 39 CEDAR BANK WORKS, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XIX. 40 MOUND CITY, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XX. 41 ANCIENT WORK, LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXI. No. 1. 43 — PLATE XXI. No. 2. 44 — PLATE XXI. No. 3. 46 — PLATE XXI. No. 4. — PLATE XXII. No. 1. 50 JUNCTION GROUP, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXII. No. 2. BLACKWATER GROUP, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXIII. No. 1. 51 DUNLAP’S WORKS, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXIII. No. 2. ANCIENT WORKS, ATHENS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXIV. ANCIENT WORKS, PIKE COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXV. THE NEWARK WORKS, LICKING COUNTY, OHIO. 54 — PLATE XXVI. ANCIENT WORKS AT MARIETTA, OHIO. 57 — PLATE XXVII. THE PORTSMOUTH WORKS, SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXVIII. PORTSMOUTH WORKS—GROUP A. — PLATE XXVIII. PORTSMOUTH WORKS—GROUP B. — PLATE XXVIII. PORTSMOUTH WORKS—GROUP C. — PLATE XXIX. No. 1. ANCIENT WORKS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO. 62 — PLATE XXIX. No. 2. ANCIENT WORKS, SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO. 63 — PLATE XXIX. No. 3. ANCIENT WORKS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO. 64 — PLATE XXX. No. 1. 65 — PLATE XXX. No. 2. 66 — PLATE XXX. No. 3. ANCIENT WORK NEAR BOURNEVILLE, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXX. No. 4. STONE WORK ON “BLACK RUN,” ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXXI. GRADED WAY, NEAR PIKETON, PIKE COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXXI. Nos. 2, 3, and 4. — PLATE XXXII. — PLATE XXXIII. No. 1. 70 — PLATE XXXIII. No. 2. 71 — PLATE XXXIV. No. 1. ANCIENT WORK, CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXXIV. No. 2. — PLATE XXXIV. Nos. 3 and 4. ANCIENT WORKS, GREENE COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXXV. THE GREAT SERPENT, ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXXVI. No. 1. “THE CROSS,” PICKAWAY COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXXVI. No. 2. “THE ALLIGATOR,” LICKING COUNTY, OHIO. — PLATE XXXVI. No. 3. ROCK MILL WORKS, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO. 73 — PLATE XXXVI. No. 4. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. MONUMENTS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES. — PLATE XXXVII. REMAINS ON THE WATEREE RIVER, KERSHAW DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA. — PLATE XXXVIII. No. 1. 76 ANCIENT WORKS ON THE ETOWAH RIVER, ALABAMA. — PLATE XXXVIII. Nos. 2 and 3. — PLATE XXXVIII. No. 4. ANCIENT WORKS, PRAIRIE JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA. — PLATE XXXIX. ANCIENT MONUMENTS, MADISON PARISH, LOUISIANA. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. MONUMENTS OF THE NORTH-WEST. — PLATE XL. ANCIENT MONUMENTS, DADE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. — PLATE XLI. ANCIENT WORKS, DADE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. — PLATE XLII. — PLATE XLIII. — PLATE XLIV. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. EARTHWORKS—THE MOUNDS. — ALTAR OR SACRIFICIAL MOUNDS. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. MOUNDS OF SEPULTURE. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. EARTHWORKS—TEMPLE MOUNDS. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX. ANOMALOUS MOUNDS. — MOUNDS OF OBSERVATION. — STONE HEAPS. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X. REMAINS OF ART FOUND IN THE MOUNDS. — POTTERY AND ARTICLES OF CLAY. — PLATE XLVI. EARTHEN VESSELS FROM THE MOUNDS. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER X. — CHAPTER XI. IMPLEMENTS OF METAL. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. ORNAMENTS OF METAL. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER XII. — CHAPTER XIII. IMPLEMENTS OF STONE, ETC. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER XIII. — CHAPTER XIV. ORNAMENTS OF STONE, BONE, ETC. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER XIV. — CHAPTER XV. SCULPTURES FROM THE MOUNDS. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER XV. — CHAPTER XVI. METALS, MINERALS, FOSSILS, SHELLS, ETC. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER XVI. — CHAPTER XVII. CRANIA FROM THE MOUNDS. — CHAPTER XVIII. SCULPTURED OR INSCRIBED ROCKS. — FOOTNOTE TO CHAPTER XVIII. — CHAPTER XIX. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS. — FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER XIX.

Community reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet.