Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. I Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George) 1821-1888 creator Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton) 1811-1888 text utu 2015 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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 an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Monuments_of_the_Mississippi_Valley Release date is 2015-08-10 Produced by Charlene Taylor, Robert Shimmin, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Mounds -- Mississippi River Valley Indians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley -- Antiquities Mississippi River Valley -- Antiquities Ohio River Valley -- Antiquities E011 Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49668 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49668 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134137.0 49668