Excerpt from A Vindication of the Authenticity of the Elephant Pipes and Inscribed Tablets in the Museum of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, From the Accusations of the Bureau of Ethnology, of the Smithsonian Institution
Another class of archaeologists as strongly maintain the opposite theory, that the Mound-builders were more advanced in civilization than the American Indian, and hence have endeavored to trace them to a Mexican origin, or to some earlier common ancestry. The leader ship on this side must be accorded to Messrs. Squier and Davis, who, in their great work upon Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Val ley, thus state their conclusions f'
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book concerns a heated debate within the field of archeology. At the heart of the dispute is a trove of unique discoveriesâ"elephant pipes and inscribed tabletsâ"unearthed at a site managed by the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences. While some archeologists hail these as evidence of an advanced civilization predating Native American tribes, others remain skeptical. The author provides a nuanced overview of the controversy, presenting arguments from both sides to allow readers to form their own conclusions. This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in archeology, history, and the nature of scientific debate. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333414290_0
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