Project Gutenberg 2009-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 76 Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel) 1783 1840 Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel Jobson, Constantine Rafinesque-Schmaltz, Constantine Samuel 01020738 The Ancient Monuments of North and South America, 2nd ed. Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) "The Ancient Monuments of North and South America, 2nd ed." by C. S. Rafinesque is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work explores the historical significance and archaeological evidence of ancient structures and civilizations across the American continents. Rafinesque, a prominent figure in the field of natural and historical sciences, aims to uncover the origins and cultural implications of these monuments that attest to the rich history of human civilization in the Americas. In this comprehensive exploration, Rafinesque delves into various ancient ruins, such as mounds, temples, and cities, analyzing their architecture and comparing them to similar structures found in other parts of the world. He discusses the cultural and civilizational links between ancient American societies and other early civilizations, arguing that these monuments hold significant evidence of a complex and interconnected history. By classifying and comparing different styles and purposes of these structures, Rafinesque seeks to provide a clearer understanding of the origins and migrations of early populations in the Americas, emphasizing the need for scientific research and preservation of these invaluable archaeological sites. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en America -- Antiquities E011 Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 81291 81296 2024-09-12T14:02:09.167515 2023-09-13T06:15:32.665659 text/html text/html 78416 2009-07-08T07:02:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 28783 2009-07-08T07:02:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 97548 2024-09-12T14:02:13.179445 application/epub+zip 96867 2024-09-12T14:02:10.697461 application/epub+zip 96867 2024-09-12T14:02:09.778495 application/epub+zip 269742 2024-09-12T14:02:14.941461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257303 2024-09-12T14:02:12.551580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257581 2022-09-13T14:54:48.822848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67787 67563 2024-09-12T14:02:08.877470 2023-09-13T06:15:32.403626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67657 2009-07-08T07:02:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 26171 2009-07-08T07:02:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 67649 2009-07-08T07:02:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26154 2009-07-08T07:02:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20262 2024-09-12T14:02:15.073482 application/rdf+xml 23495 2024-09-12T14:02:10.136497 image/jpeg 4995 2024-09-12T14:02:09.954502 image/jpeg 98543 2024-09-12T14:02:09.176454 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