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Contents,xviiiList of Plates,xxList of Wood Engravings,xvCHAPTERI.—General Observations on the Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley,1–8II.—Earthworks; Enclosures; Works of Defence,8–47III.—Sacred Enclosures,47–104IV.—Monuments of the Southern States,104–124V.—Monuments of the North-west,124–139VI.—Earthworks; the Mounds; Mounds of Sacrifice,139–161VII.—Mounds of Sepulture,161–173VIII.—Temple Mounds,173–178IX.—Anomalous Mounds; Mounds of Observation; Stone Heaps,178–186X.—Remains of Art Found in the Mounds; Pottery and articles of Clay,186–196XI.—Implements of Metal,196–204XII.—Ornaments of Metal,204–210XIII.—Implements of Stone, etc.,210–231XIV.—Ornaments of Stone, Bone, etc.,231–242XV.—Sculptures from the Mounds,242–278XVI.—Metals Fossils, Minerals, etc., of the Mounds,279–288XVII.—Crania from the Mounds,288–293XVIII.—Sculptured or Inscribed Rocks,293–301XIX.—Concluding Observations,301–306