Project Gutenberg 2012-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 533 Thomas, Cyrus 1825 1910 Brébeuf, Jean de, Saint 1593 1649 De Brébeuf, Jean, Saint Brebeuf, Jean de, Saint Burial Mounds of the Northern Sections of the United States Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Aleka McAdams, PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, First-Hand-History 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) "Burial Mounds of the Northern Sections of the United States" by Cyrus Thomas is an anthropological study written in the late 19th century. This scientific publication delves into the burial practices of ancient mound-building cultures in various northern districts of the United States, examining the significance of these mounds in understanding the social structures, beliefs, and customs of their creators. It presents detailed findings on the characteristics and contents of burial mounds, making a case for their cultural and historical importance. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the significance of burial mounds as a primary source of information about the customs and beliefs of the mound-building peoples. Thomas emphasizes how these mounds, while appearing simple externally, contain critical archaeological evidence that reveals insights into the daily lives, arts, and religious practices of these ancient communities. He outlines various geographical districts, including Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, and others, describing the distinct attributes of their burial mounds and the artifacts found within them, such as pottery, copper items, and skeletal remains. This foundational section sets the stage for a thorough exploration of mound-building cultures in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites Wyandot Indians Mounds -- United States E011 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 431635 431634 2024-10-17T12:51:16.835123 2023-09-18T07:04:23.321539 text/html text/html 417183 2012-12-04T13:50:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3560258 2012-12-04T13:50:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3759974 2024-10-17T12:51:39.612539 application/epub+zip 3742195 2024-10-17T12:51:25.312640 application/epub+zip 198125 2024-10-17T12:51:19.698121 application/epub+zip 3704292 2024-10-17T12:51:47.204532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3650384 2024-10-17T12:51:32.709552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407679 2022-09-19T04:38:57.181043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341282 340959 2024-10-17T12:51:15.388159 2023-09-18T07:04:22.212531 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 341001 2012-12-04T13:50:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117228 2012-12-04T13:50:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 341006 2012-12-04T13:50:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117156 2012-12-04T13:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22604 2024-10-17T12:51:47.419490 application/rdf+xml 21416 2024-10-17T12:51:20.316097 image/jpeg 4636 2024-10-17T12:51:20.013099 image/jpeg 3736293 2024-10-17T12:51:17.057108 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