Project Gutenberg 2005-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 67 Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw) 1857 1954 Lighthall, William Douw Schuyler-Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw) Châteauclair, Wilfrid Chateauclair, Wilfrid A New Hochelagan Burying-ground Discovered at Westmount on the Western Spur of Mount Royal, Montreal, July-September, 1898 Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Wallace McLean, William Flis, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images provided by Our Roots/Nos Racines (http://www.ourroots.ca/) "A New Hochelagan Burying-ground Discovered at Westmount on the Western Spur of Mount Royal, Montreal, July-September 1898" by W. D. Lighthall is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book details the discovery of a prehistoric burying ground in Westmount, Montreal, which is believed to belong to the ancient Hochelagan people, a group associated with the Iroquois. Lighthall meticulously documents his findings, making significant contributions to the field of archaeology by providing insights into burial practices and the cultural history of the area. In this report, Lighthall recounts various excavations in Westmount that revealed multiple skeletons, suggesting a rich burial tradition among the Native American inhabitants. He notes the distinct positioning of the buried bodies, typically with drawn-up knees, and sometimes accompanied by finds such as a piece of white wampum, which suggests a funerary context steeped in emotion and cultural significance. The book includes detailed descriptions of skeletal remains, their conditions, and anthropological observations regarding their origins. Lighthall expresses hope for further discoveries that could illuminate the prehistoric lifestyles of the Hochelagan people, thereby contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of North America's indigenous history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Burial -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal Iroquois Indians -- Antiquities Mohawk Indians -- Antiquities F1001 Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 45051 44612 2024-10-06T13:40:09.888805 2023-09-07T04:13:03.984695 text/html text/html 42410 2020-12-19T02:47:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 15724 2020-12-19T02:47:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 131925 2024-10-06T13:40:16.475777 application/epub+zip 130296 2024-10-06T13:40:13.935802 application/epub+zip 76050 2024-10-06T13:40:12.554811 application/epub+zip 350850 2024-10-06T13:40:18.218773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341916 2024-10-06T13:40:15.585792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80923 2022-09-07T17:17:16.453123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36172 36033 2024-10-06T13:40:09.612810 2023-09-07T04:13:03.817659 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 35846 2020-12-19T02:47:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13707 2020-12-19T02:47:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20689 2024-10-06T13:40:18.358785 application/rdf+xml 27506 2024-10-06T13:40:13.130821 image/jpeg 5004 2024-10-06T13:40:12.846786 image/jpeg 128118 2024-10-06T13:40:09.893818 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia