Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley / Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. I.

by E. G. Squier; E. H. Davis

HON. ALBERT GALLATIN,

STATESMAN AND PHILOSOPHER,

IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF

HIS PATRIOTIC SERVICES AND SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS,

This work is respectfully

DEDICATED.

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]

LIST OF PLATES.

• [I.]
• View of ancient works at Marietta,
• ——
• [II.]
• Map of a section of 12 miles of Scioto valley,
• 3
• [III.]
• Map of a section of 6 miles of Miami valley,
• 4
• No. 2.
• Map of 6 miles of Paint creek valley,
• 4
• [IV.]
• Stone work near Bourneville, Ross co., Ohio,
• 11
• [V.]
• Fort Hill, Highland county, Ohio,
• 14
• [VI.]
• Fortified Hill, Butler county, Ohio,
• 16
• [VII.]
• Fort Ancient, Warren county, Ohio,
• 18
• [VIII.]
• Ancient work, Butler county, Ohio,
• 21
• No. 2.
• Ancient work, Butler county, Ohio,
• 22
• No. 3.
• Ancient work near Piqua, Miami co., Ohio,
• 23
• No. 4.
• Ancient work near Dayton, Montgomery county, Ohio,
• 23
• [IX.]
• Fortified Hill near Granville, Licking co., Ohio,
• 24
• No. 2.
• Fortified Hill at the mouth of Great Miami river,
• 25
• No. 3.
• Ancient work near Lexington, Kentucky,
• 26
• [X.]
• Ancient work, Ross county, Ohio,
• 26
• [XI.]
• Ancient work, Butler county, Ohio,
• 29
• No. 2.
• Ancient work, Butler county, Ohio,
• 29
• No. 3.
• Ancient work, Butler county, Ohio,
• 30
• [XII.]
• Stone work on Duck river, Tennessee,
• 31
• No. 2.
• Ancient work, Preble county, Ohio,
• 33
• No. 3.
• Ancient work, Greene county, Ohio,
• 33
• No. 4.
• Ancient work, Ross county, Ohio,
• 34
• [XIII.]
• Ancient work, Bourbon county, Kentucky,
• 35
• No. 2.
• Colerain works, Butler county, Ohio,
• 35
• [XIV.]
• Ancient work, Pickaway county, Ohio,
• 36
• No. 2.
• Ancient Work, Franklin county, Ohio,
• 36
• No. 3.
• Ancient work, Fayette county, Kentucky,
• 36
• No. 4.
• Ancient work, Fayette county, Kentucky,
• 36
• [XV.]
• Ancient work, Huron county, Ohio,
• 37
• No. 2.
• Ancient work, Ashtabula county, Ohio,
• 38
• No. 3.
• Ancient work, Cuyahoga county, Ohio,
• 38
• No. 4.
• Ancient work, Lorain county, Ohio,
• 39
• No. 5.
• Ancient work, Lorain county, Ohio,
• 39
• No. 6.
• Ancient work, Cuyahoga county, Ohio,
• 40
• No. 7.
• Ancient work Cuyahoga county Ohio
• 40
• No. 8.
• Ancient work Wood county Ohio
• 40
• [XVI.]
• High Bank works Ross county Ohio
• 50
• [XVII.]
• Hopeton works Ross county Ohio
• 51
• [XVIII.]
• Cedar Bank works Ross county Ohio
• 52
• [XIX.]
• Mound City Ross county Ohio
• 54
• [XX.]
• Ancient work Ross county Ohio
• 56
• [XXI.]
• Ancient work Ross county Ohio
• 57
• No. 2.
• Ancient work Ross county, Ohio
• 57
• No. 3.
• Ancient work Ross county Ohio
• 58
• No. 4.
• Ancient work Ross county Ohio
• 59
• [XXII.]
• Junction Group Ross county Ohio
• 60
• No. 2.
• Blackwater Group Ross county, Ohio
• 61
• [XXIII.]
• Dunlap’s works Ross county Ohio
• 63
• No. 2.
• Ancient work Athens county Ohio
• 64
• [XXIV.]
• Ancient work Pike county Ohio
• 66
• [XXV.]
• Newark works Licking county Ohio,
• 67
• [XXVI.]
• Marietta works Washington county Ohio
• 73
• [XXVII.]
• Portsmouth works, Scioto county Ohio
• 77
• [XXVIII.]
• Portsmouth works Group A
• 78
• No. 2.
• Portsmouth works Group B
• 80
• No. 3.
• Portsmouth works Group C
• 81
• [XXIX.]
• Ancient works Montgomery county, Ohio
• 82
• No. 2.
• Ancient works, Scioto county, Ohio,
• 83
• No. 3.
• Ancient works Franklin county, Ohio,
• 84
• [XXX.]
• Ancient works, Butler county Ohio
• 85
• No. 2.
• Ancient works Butler county Ohio
• 85
• No. 3.
• Ancient works Ross county Ohio
• 86
• No. 4.
• Stone work Ross county, Ohio
• 87
• [XXXI.]
• Graded way, Pike county, Ohio,
• 88
• No. 2.
• Ancient work, Butler county, Ohio,
• 90
• No. 3.
• Ancient work Butler county Ohio
• 90
• No. 4.
• Ancient work Butler county Ohio,
• 90
• [XXXII.]
• Ancient work, Butler county Ohio
• 91
• No. 2.
• Ancient work Washington county Ohio
• 92
• No. 3.
• Ancient work Ross county Ohio
• 92
• No. 4.
• Ancient work Ross county Ohio
• 92
• No. 5.
• Ancient work Ross county Ohio
• 92
• No. 6.
• Ancient work Montgomery co Kentucky,
• 93
• [XXXIII.]
• Ancient work Montgomery co Kentucky,
• 93
• No. 2.
• Ancient work Randolph county, Indiana
• 94
• [XXXIV.]
• Ancient work, Clermont county, Ohio,
• 94
• No. 2.
• Ancient work Clermont county, Ohio
• 95
• No. 3.
• Ancient work, Greene county Ohio
• 95
• No. 4.
• Ancient work Greene county, Ohio
• 95
• [XXXV.]
• Great Serpent, Adams county Ohio
• 96
• [XXXVI.]
• The Cross Pickaway county, Ohio
• 97
• No. 2.
• The Alligator, Licking county Ohio
• 98
• No. 3.
• Ancient work, Fairfield county Ohio
• 100
• No. 4.
• Map of section of Newark valley,
• 101
• [XXXVII.]
• Ancient work Wateree District S. C.
• 105
• [XXXVIII.]
• Ancient works on Etowah river, Alabama
• 108
• ----
• Ancient works on Tennessee river, Alabama
• 109
• No. 2.
• Ancient works, Chickasaw surveys, Miss.
• 110
• No. 3.
• Ancient works, Lafayette county, Miss.
• 111
• No. 4.
• Ancient works, Prairie Jefferson, Louisiana.
• 113
• [XXXIX.]
• Ancient work, Madison parish, Louisiana.
• 115
• Ancient work, Bolivar county, Mississippi.
• 116
• [XL.]
• Ancient works, Dade county, Wisconsin.
• 126
• [XLI.]
• Ancient works, Dade county, Wisconsin.
• 127
• No. 2.
• Ancient works, Dade county, Wisconsin.
• 127
• [XLII.]
• Ancient works, Dade county, Wisconsin.
• 128
• No. 2.
• Ancient works, Richland county, Wisconsin.
• 128
• [XLIII.]
• Ancient works, Grant county, Wisconsin.
• 129
• Nos. 2 to 13, various localities.
• 130
• [XLIV.]
• Ancient work on Rock river, Wisconsin.
• 131
• Nos. 2 to 8, various localities.
• 132
• [XLV.]
• View of great mound at Marietta.
• 138
• [XLVI.]
• Pottery from the mounds.
• 139
• [XLVII.]
• Crania from the mounds.
• 288
• [XLVIII.]
• Crania from the mounds.
• 288