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 27
... stone mound . This stone mound is circular , and in the form of a sugar loaf , from twelve to fifteen feet in height . There is a smaller circular stone tumulus , standing in the wall , which encloses the work , and constitutes a part ...
... stone mound . This stone mound is circular , and in the form of a sugar loaf , from twelve to fifteen feet in height . There is a smaller circular stone tumulus , standing in the wall , which encloses the work , and constitutes a part ...
Page 28
... stones , which were intended for many sacred and important purposes . In many parts of the world similar mounds were used as monu ments , sepulchres , altars , and temples . The accounts of these works , found in the scriptures , show ...
... stones , which were intended for many sacred and important purposes . In many parts of the world similar mounds were used as monu ments , sepulchres , altars , and temples . The accounts of these works , found in the scriptures , show ...
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... stone and clay . They are yet quite solid and firm al- though they have lain for several years , exposed to rain and frost , on the furface of the ground . " We often find pieces of broken ware , near the banks of the river , and in the ...
... stone and clay . They are yet quite solid and firm al- though they have lain for several years , exposed to rain and frost , on the furface of the ground . " We often find pieces of broken ware , near the banks of the river , and in the ...
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... stones burned and blackened , and marks of fire on the metallic substances buried with them . It is a matter of much regret that on no one of the articles yet found , has been discovered any letters , characters , or hieroglyphicks ...
... stones burned and blackened , and marks of fire on the metallic substances buried with them . It is a matter of much regret that on no one of the articles yet found , has been discovered any letters , characters , or hieroglyphicks ...
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... stone axes and knives , and several ornaments , with holes through them , by means of which , with a cord passing through these per- forations , they could be worn by their owners . On the south side of this tumulus , and not far from ...
... stone axes and knives , and several ornaments , with holes through them , by means of which , with a cord passing through these per- forations , they could be worn by their owners . On the south side of this tumulus , and not far from ...
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