Excerpt from Foot-Prints of Vanished Races in the Mississippi Valley: Being an Account of Some of the Monuments and Relics of Pre-Historic Races Scattered Over Its Surface, With Suggestions as to Their Origin and Uses
The first organized effort for the study and preservation of the antiquities of this continent was the formation of The American Antiquarian Society, which was incorporated by Act of the Legislature of Massachusetts in October, 1812. A goodly number of distinguished scholars of that State were immediately enrolled as members, as well as many other learned men residing in other States, who were made corresponding members. In 1821 this Society published its first volume of "Transactions."
Although nearly all the accounts of the expeditions of the earlier explorers of the continent of North America contained notes of striking memorials, which were met with in their journeys, such as mounds, embankments, fortifications and the like, still, all such notices were too meagre and superficial to give them any special scientific value.
Through the labors of the American Antiquarian Society, the attention of the scientific world was first called to the countless, and often imposing memorials of pre-historic America, and their proper study began.
More than three-score years have now passed since the date of the organization referred to, during which time volume after volume has appeared upon the subject. Accounts of special surveys, by private individuals and State geologists, have multiplied every year. Scientific associations all over the land, as well as numerous Archaeological Societies formed for this specific purpose, have given the subject unremitting and serious attention.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Foot-Prints of Vanished Races in the Mississippi Valley