AuthorThomas, Cyrus, 1825-1910.
TitleBurial mounds of the northern sections of the United States / by Prof. Cyrus Thomas
Published[Washington : G.P.O., 1887]
Description119 p., 6 plates : ill., plans ; 30 cm.
SeriesAnnual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ; 5th (1883-84) [paper no. 1]
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of Ethnology. Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ; 5th [paper no. 1]
General NoteSupplemental note (p. 110-119) is: "Burial ceremonies of the Hurons" / by Jean de Brébeuf ; tr. from Relations des Jésuites, 1636, p.128-139 / by Miss Nora Thomas.
Formatted NoteContents: Introductory -- Burial mounds of the Wisconsin district -- Burial mounds of the Illinois or Upper Mississippi district -- The Ohio district -- The Appalachian district -- The Cherokees probably mound-builders -- Concluding remarks -- Supplemental note.
SubjectsIndians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites.
Mounds -- United States.
Wyandot Indians.
Other AuthorsBrébeuf, Jean de, Saint, 1593-1649. Relations des Jésuites, 1636. English.
Host TitleIn: United States. Bureau of Ethnology. Fifth annual report, 1883-84. Washington, 1887. 30 cm. p. 3-119. illus., pl. I-IV (incl. plans).
Related TitlesBurial ceremonies of the Hurons.
LC Card Number16-5494
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 WRHS Research Library: E 98 T455 Oversize
CA-1400742 c.1: LC class oversize, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING]
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