Museum Americanum, Or, Select Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties, and Varieties, of Nature and Art, in AmericaG. & W.B. Whittaker, W. Baynes and Son, and T. Blanshard, 1823 - 346 pages |
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Page 30
... fire , before the mounds were built . This is made to appear , by quan- tities of charcoal being found at the centre and base of the mounds ; stones burned and blackened , and marks of fire on the metallic substances buried with them ...
... fire , before the mounds were built . This is made to appear , by quan- tities of charcoal being found at the centre and base of the mounds ; stones burned and blackened , and marks of fire on the metallic substances buried with them ...
Page 31
... fire , which had almost consumed the bones of the deceased . This skeleton was deposited a little to the south of the centre of the tumulus ; and about twenty feet to the north of it , was another , with which were 5. A large mirror ...
... fire , which had almost consumed the bones of the deceased . This skeleton was deposited a little to the south of the centre of the tumulus ; and about twenty feet to the north of it , was another , with which were 5. A large mirror ...
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... fire , were found two charred brands , evidently the extremi- ties of a stick that had been consumed in the middle , on this identical spot : the whole of this plain , as we be- fore observed , is alluvial , and this fact shows to what ...
... fire , were found two charred brands , evidently the extremi- ties of a stick that had been consumed in the middle , on this identical spot : the whole of this plain , as we be- fore observed , is alluvial , and this fact shows to what ...
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... fire to redness , and bent double , leaving a round hole at the joint for the recep tion of a handle , the two ends being nicely welded to- gether , terminated by a cutting edge . Many others of a similar description have been found at ...
... fire to redness , and bent double , leaving a round hole at the joint for the recep tion of a handle , the two ends being nicely welded to- gether , terminated by a cutting edge . Many others of a similar description have been found at ...
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... fire , or the sun . It is a subject of deep regret to me , that I am only able to furnish this very lame and imperfect account of one of the most in- teresting discoveries , respecting the arts of the ancient inhabitants of America ...
... fire , or the sun . It is a subject of deep regret to me , that I am only able to furnish this very lame and imperfect account of one of the most in- teresting discoveries , respecting the arts of the ancient inhabitants of America ...
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