Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley by E. G. Squier and E. H. Davis
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Always visible content "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley" by E. G. Squier and E. H. Davis... is a scientific survey published in 1848. This groundbreaking work documented hundreds of prehistoric earthworks and burial mounds across the Eastern United States, particularly in Ohio's Scioto Valley. As the Smithsonian Institution's first publication, it established archaeology as a scientific discipline in America while attempting to understand the mysterious mound builders who created these ancient monuments. (This is Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less an automatically generated summary.)