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... discovery of the sublime truths of astronomy . Like the base of some ancient column , covered with fallen fragments almost defying the efforts of the explorer to restore it to its former light and glory , primitive history is hidden ...
... discovery of the sublime truths of astronomy . Like the base of some ancient column , covered with fallen fragments almost defying the efforts of the explorer to restore it to its former light and glory , primitive history is hidden ...
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... discovery , that most of these tumuli are of considerable age , and it has even been doubted , whether they were constructed by the immediate ancestors of the present Indians ; but it appears , from a very respectable authority , that ...
... discovery , that most of these tumuli are of considerable age , and it has even been doubted , whether they were constructed by the immediate ancestors of the present Indians ; but it appears , from a very respectable authority , that ...
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... discovered , 1st , within the territory of the United States ; 2d , in Central America , Mexico and the adjoining provinces ; and 3d , in Peru and other parts of South America . 1. The ancient remains of the United States bear evident ...
... discovered , 1st , within the territory of the United States ; 2d , in Central America , Mexico and the adjoining provinces ; and 3d , in Peru and other parts of South America . 1. The ancient remains of the United States bear evident ...
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... discovered within the graves , mounds , and mural remains ; and of other objects , of a miscellaneous character . The art of pottery is one of very early invention , as fragments of earthenware are found among the oldest ruins of the ...
... discovered within the graves , mounds , and mural remains ; and of other objects , of a miscellaneous character . The art of pottery is one of very early invention , as fragments of earthenware are found among the oldest ruins of the ...
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... discovered in a tumulus at Nashville presents the figure of a man without arms , and the nose and chin mutilated . The head is covered with a fillet and cake , and the hair is plaited : —The composition is of fine clay mixed with gypsum ...
... discovered in a tumulus at Nashville presents the figure of a man without arms , and the nose and chin mutilated . The head is covered with a fillet and cake , and the hair is plaited : —The composition is of fine clay mixed with gypsum ...
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