CONTENTS.

Contents, [xviii]
List of Plates, [ xx]
List of Wood Engravings, [ xv]
CHAPTER
- I.—General Observations on the Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley, [ 1–8]
- II.—Earthworks; Enclosures; Works of Defence, [ 8–47]
- III.—Sacred Enclosures, [ 47–104]
- IV.—Monuments of the Southern States, [ 104–124]
- V.—Monuments of the North-west, [ 124–139]
- VI.—Earthworks; the Mounds; Mounds of Sacrifice, [ 139–161]
- VII.—Mounds of Sepulture, [ 161–173]
- VIII.—Temple Mounds, [ 173–178]
- IX.—Anomalous Mounds; Mounds of Observation; Stone Heaps, [ 178–186]
- X.—Remains of Art Found in the Mounds; Pottery and articles of Clay, [ 186–196]
- XI.—Implements of Metal, [ 196–204]
- XII.—Ornaments of Metal, [ 204–210]
- XIII.—Implements of Stone, etc., [ 210–231]
- XIV.—Ornaments of Stone, Bone, etc., [ 231–242]
- XV.—Sculptures from the Mounds, [ 242–278]
- XVI.—Metals Fossils, Minerals, etc., of the Mounds, [ 279–288]
- XVII.—Crania from the Mounds, [ 288–293]
- XVIII.—Sculptured or Inscribed Rocks, [ 293–301]
- XIX.—Concluding Observations, [ 301–306]