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ABORIGINAL MONUMENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

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PREFACEby ScienceViews
CHAPTER I.Introductory Observations
CHAPTER II.Earth-Works; Enclosures, etc.
St. Lawrence County
Jefferson County
Oswego County
Onondaga County
Madison County
Otsego County
Chenango County
Cayuga County
Chemung County
Ontario County
Monroe County
Livingston County
Genesee County
Orleans County
Erie County
Chautauque County
Montgomery County
CHAPTER III.Palisaded Enclosures
CHAPTER IV.Mounds, Bone-heaps, etc.
CHAPTER V.Implements, Ornaments, etc.
CHAPTER VI.Concluding Observations

APPENDIX

Ancient Works in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire
Character of Indian Defences
Defences of the Ancient Mexicans and Peruvians
Comparison of the Defensive Structures of the American Aborigines with Those of the Pacific Islanders, Celts, etc.
Construction of Mounds by Existing Indian Tribes
Sepulchral Mounds in Mexico, Central America, etc.
Sepulchral Monuments of the Ancient World
Probable Funeral Rites of the Mound Builders
The Mounds not GeneraL Burial Places; Great Indian Cemeteries
Aboriginal Sacred Enclosures; Temples of the North American Indians; of the Mexicans, Central Americans, and Peruvians; of the Polynesian Islanders, Hindus, etc.; Primitive Temples of the British Islands; Symbolism of Temples
Stone-heaps; Stones of Memorial, etc.
Additional Monuments in New York
Use of Copper by the American Aborigines
Use of Silver by the American Aborigines

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