Project Gutenberg 2006-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 54 Smyth, William J. Mound-Builders Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Thierry Alberto, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org).) "Mound-Builders" by William J. Smyth is a historical account written in the late 19th century that delves into the existence and culture of the ancient Mound-building civilization in North America. It explores the remnants of these prehistoric peoples, their constructed earthworks and burial mounds, and the theories surrounding their origin, lifestyle, and eventual decline. Smyth, a Reverend with a background in science, offers a scholarly examination of these intriguing archaeological findings. In the book, Smyth describes various types of mounds, such as military fortifications, burial sites, and ceremonial structures found chiefly in Ohio. Each section provides insights into the possible purposes of these constructions, their layout, and the impression they leave about the people who built them. He discusses significant sites like Fort Ancient and the burial mounds at Grave Creek, highlighting their engineering prowess and the complex social structures they imply. The text further speculates on the antiquity of the Mound-builders, proposing various theories about their migration and ultimate fate, establishing them as a remarkable civilization that significantly predates the Native American tribes typically considered as the region's original inhabitants. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mounds -- Ohio Indians of North America -- Antiquities Ohio -- Antiquities Mound-builders -- Ohio E011 Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 62879 62880 2024-10-08T05:43:42.265735 2023-09-08T07:50:24.110831 text/html text/html 59856 2006-03-12T08:02:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 22603 2006-03-12T08:02:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 94076 2024-10-08T05:43:47.281729 application/epub+zip 92748 2024-10-08T05:43:44.971722 application/epub+zip 89106 2024-10-08T05:43:43.820731 application/epub+zip 194187 2024-10-08T05:43:48.981724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185933 2024-10-08T05:43:46.600736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150544 2022-09-08T13:58:30.149142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55863 55571 2024-10-08T05:43:42.010775 2023-09-08T07:50:23.947810 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 55785 2006-03-12T08:02:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21333 2006-03-12T08:02:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 55779 2006-03-12T08:02:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21317 2006-03-12T08:02:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21954 2024-10-08T05:43:49.104706 application/rdf+xml 13659 2024-10-08T05:43:44.361766 image/jpeg 3677 2024-10-08T05:43:44.093727 image/jpeg 91362 2024-10-08T05:43:42.271753 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