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Page 17
... tumuli formed of earth , and occasionally of stones , are of Indian origin , and they may generally be distin- guished by their inferior dimensions , and isolated situations . They are mostly sepulchral mounds : either the general ceme ...
... tumuli formed of earth , and occasionally of stones , are of Indian origin , and they may generally be distin- guished by their inferior dimensions , and isolated situations . They are mostly sepulchral mounds : either the general ceme ...
Page 18
... tumuli ascribed to the Indians , consisting of stones thrown rudely together , but they are less frequent than those formed of earth . One of these , upon the Blue Ridge , upon being opened was found to contain human bones ; and another ...
... tumuli ascribed to the Indians , consisting of stones thrown rudely together , but they are less frequent than those formed of earth . One of these , upon the Blue Ridge , upon being opened was found to contain human bones ; and another ...
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... tumuli are the only monuments of the Indians ; for with this religious feeling , as transmitted to them from their forefathers , they have also preserved the custom of erecting sepulchral mounds . In this view , these rude monu- ments ...
... tumuli are the only monuments of the Indians ; for with this religious feeling , as transmitted to them from their forefathers , they have also preserved the custom of erecting sepulchral mounds . In this view , these rude monu- ments ...
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... 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 . Colored ...
... 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 . Colored ...
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... tumuli . + One of the ancient mounds at Marietta , Ohio , was situated on the margin of a stream , which had gradually washed away the surrounding soil and part of the structure itself , when a silver cup was observed in the side of the ...
... tumuli . + One of the ancient mounds at Marietta , Ohio , was situated on the margin of a stream , which had gradually washed away the surrounding soil and part of the structure itself , when a silver cup was observed in the side of the ...
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