Project Gutenberg 2015-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 73 Fowke, Gerard 1855 1933 Smith, Charles Mitchell Stone Art Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 47-178. Produced by PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, The Internet Archive (American Libraries) 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) "Stone Art" by Gerard Fowke is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the diverse forms and classifications of stone implements and ornaments used by Native American inhabitants, particularly in the eastern and central parts of the Mississippi Valley. It presents an in-depth examination of various artifacts such as axes, celts, gouges, and scrapers, along with discussions of their uses, distribution, and manufacturing techniques. The opening of the text establishes the foundational context for the study, explaining that the research is based on a comprehensive collection from the Bureau of Ethnology, which serves as a basis for analyzing and documenting artifacts. Fowke emphasizes the geographic distribution of these stone objects and highlights the significance of reliable classification and nomenclature in understanding the relationship between different tools and their cultural implications. The introduction touches on the challenges of categorizing artifacts due to their varying forms and materials, illustrating the complexity of Native American stone art and its impact on archaeological studies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indians of North America -- Implements Stone implements E011 Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 506285 506286 2024-09-21T09:16:11.958305 2023-09-22T06:35:02.977710 text/html text/html 501623 2015-12-26T03:21:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 6124228 2015-12-26T03:21:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6834456 2024-09-21T09:16:26.198258 application/epub+zip 6839177 2024-09-21T09:16:14.826380 application/epub+zip 172470 2024-09-21T09:16:13.361322 application/epub+zip 6976180 2024-09-21T09:16:31.963201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6951240 2024-09-21T09:16:24.600287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318619 2022-09-23T05:32:52.124004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332318 331989 2024-09-21T09:16:08.307867 2023-09-22T06:34:59.066746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 332747 2015-12-26T03:21:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 97953 2015-12-26T03:21:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18688 2024-09-21T09:16:32.123187 application/rdf+xml 2756 2024-09-21T09:16:13.567325 image/jpeg 961 2024-09-21T09:16:13.464300 image/jpeg 6144487 2024-09-21T09:16:12.556327 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