American Antiquities and Researches Into the Origin and History of the Red Race |
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... of a vast continent , probably untrodden by any other race of human beings , until a period comparatively recent in the annals of the world . And yet they unfold a page in history possessing no startling dramatic inter- INTRODUCTION . 11.
... of a vast continent , probably untrodden by any other race of human beings , until a period comparatively recent in the annals of the world . And yet they unfold a page in history possessing no startling dramatic inter- INTRODUCTION . 11.
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... probably not of ancient origin ; at least , it needs very accurate and close examination before so important a fact can be admitted . Candor seems to demand , notwithstanding the exertions made to establish the use of iron among the ...
... probably not of ancient origin ; at least , it needs very accurate and close examination before so important a fact can be admitted . Candor seems to demand , notwithstanding the exertions made to establish the use of iron among the ...
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... probably of identical origin with some ancient works in the vicinity . Below the falls of St. Anthony is another cavern , distinguished for its great length , and called , in the Indian language , “ The dwell- ing of the Great Spirit ...
... probably of identical origin with some ancient works in the vicinity . Below the falls of St. Anthony is another cavern , distinguished for its great length , and called , in the Indian language , “ The dwell- ing of the Great Spirit ...
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... probably arisen from the character of the soil , it being strongly impregnated with saline matter . * The graves of the ancient inhabitants appear usually in the vicinity of the earthen remains and mounds , and when they are not within ...
... probably arisen from the character of the soil , it being strongly impregnated with saline matter . * The graves of the ancient inhabitants appear usually in the vicinity of the earthen remains and mounds , and when they are not within ...
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... probably wells , and supplied the inhabitants with water . Upon a branch of the same river , ninety miles from Marietta , a series of works , consisting of entrenchments and mounds , extended about two miles in length , and the ramparts ...
... probably wells , and supplied the inhabitants with water . Upon a branch of the same river , ninety miles from Marietta , a series of works , consisting of entrenchments and mounds , extended about two miles in length , and the ramparts ...
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