02389cam a22003253u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500009001051000030001142450035001442640051001793000047002303360026002773370026003033380036003295000031003655080077003965201406004735340045018796530019019246530037019436530024019808560042020049990017020464248UtSlPG20260610133123.0mcr n260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE0111 aThomas, Cyrus,d1825-191014aThe Problem of the Ohio Mounds 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2003  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2003-07-01  aRobert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The Problem of the Ohio Mounds" by Cyrus Thomas is a historical account that was likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the origins of the ancient mounds found in Ohio, positing that these structures were built by various Native American tribes, particularly the ancestors of the modern Cherokees. Thomas aims to dismantle various theories that attribute the mounds to other races or cultures by providing historical and archaeological evidence to support his claims.  The opening of the book introduces the overarching question regarding the authorship of Ohio's ancient mounds, emphasizing the interest and intrigue surrounding them. Thomas presents evidence that, contrary to the belief that an advanced but now extinct civilization constructed these mounds, they were actually the work of indigenous tribes who were still present upon European contact. He outlines his argument, which is mainly focused on demonstrating that the mounds tie back to several Indian tribes, highlighting the similarities in burial customs, artifacts, and cultural practices between the mound builders and the historical tribes of North America. It sets the stage for a detailed examination of the cultural connections between the mounds and the people who built them, making a case for an indigenous origin of these significant historical structures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMounds -- Ohio  aIndians of North America -- Ohio  aOhio -- Antiquities40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4248  c46294d46294