Project Gutenberg 2006-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 213 Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee) 1850 1930 Henshaw, H. W. (Henry Wetherbee) Henshaw, Henry Wetherbee Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 117-166 Reading ease score: 50.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Verity White, PM for Bureau of American Ethnology and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley" by Henry W. Henshaw is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work explores the artistic skill and significance of sculptures found in the ancient mounds of the Mississippi Valley, particularly focusing on their representations of animals. The author's examination seeks to challenge existing theories regarding the Mound-Builders’ artistic capabilities, as well as the accuracy of identification of the depicted species. The opening of the text introduces the subject matter by addressing the artistic accomplishments of the Mound-Builders, stating that their carvings have captured the attention of archaeologists due to their apparent skill. Henshaw emphasizes the need for critical examination of these artworks, noting that there may have been significant errors in the identification of the animals depicted. He questions the assumption that these sculptures reflect a higher artistic standard than those of North American Indians, suggesting that the carvings’ resemblance to actual animals should be scrutinized. The initial sections lay out the groundwork for a detailed analysis of specific carvings and their implications regarding the culture and knowledge of the Mound-Builders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mounds -- Mississippi River Valley Mound-builders -- Art Indians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley -- Antiquities Mississippi River Valley -- Antiquities Animal sculpture -- Mississippi River Valley E011 Text Archaeology Native America Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 160713 160639 2024-10-08T06:40:59.291548 2023-09-08T08:34:42.621429 text/html text/html 153640 2006-04-17T15:13:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1943934 2006-04-17T15:13:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2132480 2024-10-08T06:41:07.189504 application/epub+zip 2133904 2024-10-08T06:41:03.343534 application/epub+zip 117697 2024-10-08T06:41:01.886541 application/epub+zip 2355327 2024-10-08T06:41:10.027495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2334723 2024-10-08T06:41:06.202546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151073 2022-09-08T15:07:36.811773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128623 128332 2024-10-08T06:40:58.676603 2023-09-08T08:34:42.166409 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 128698 2006-04-17T15:13:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44716 2006-04-17T15:13:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 128714 2006-04-17T15:13:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44691 2006-04-17T15:13:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23663 2024-10-08T06:41:10.217487 application/rdf+xml 22817 2024-10-08T06:41:02.445537 image/jpeg 4668 2024-10-08T06:41:02.165537 image/jpeg 2062738 2024-10-08T06:40:59.386570 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