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1874 Prehistoric Races Ancient Native American Mound Builders Archeology Foster
1874 Prehistoric Races Ancient Native American Mound Builders Archeology Foster
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1874 Prehistoric Races Ancient Native American Mound Builders Archeology Foster



A rare 19th-century historical treatise on the theoretical origins and ancient culture of Native Americans by J.W. Foster. Much of the content in this work deals with the origins, culture, and customs of the “Mound-Builders” (also known as pre-Columbian era cultures). Within are 72 illustrations depicting native peoples and found archeological artifacts of ancient natives.



Contents include:

Antiquity of Man—Evidences in Europe

Antiquity of Man—Evidences in the United States

The Mound-Builders—The Geographical Distribution of their Works

Shell-Banks—Their Geographical Distribution

Mounds and Enclosures

The Mound-Builders—Their Arts and Manufactures

Ancient Mining by the Mound-Builders

Crania of the Mound-Builders

Manners and Customs as the Basis of Ethnic Relations

Who Were the Mound-Builders?

The Unity of the Human Race

Chronometric Measurements as Applied to the Antiquity of Man



Item number: #40504

Price: $499



FOSTER, J.W.



Pre-Historic Races of the United States of America.



Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company; London: Trubner and Co., 1874.



Details:

Collation: Complete

[2], xv, [1], 17-415, [1]

72 illustrations

References: Squier and Davis, Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley, Vol. 1

Provenance: Handwritten – Eddie A. Brown

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Green cloth

Size: ~8.5in X 6in (21.5cm x 15.5cm)



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