American Anthropologist, Том 8American Anthropological Association, 1895 |
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... four feet below the children's graves we meet with those of adults . These lie one below another , at irregular intervals , often to a depth of twenty feet . They differ greatly in their con- tents ; less in their general character ...
... four feet below the children's graves we meet with those of adults . These lie one below another , at irregular intervals , often to a depth of twenty feet . They differ greatly in their con- tents ; less in their general character ...
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... four , varying in fineness from the body outward ; occasionally the outermost shroud is a double quilt thickly wadded with cotton . The grave was dug without reference to the points of the compass ; but a regular system was observed in ...
... four , varying in fineness from the body outward ; occasionally the outermost shroud is a double quilt thickly wadded with cotton . The grave was dug without reference to the points of the compass ; but a regular system was observed in ...
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... four hundred miles to the south , offers a valuable suggestion as to the class of buildings which were erected upon the pyramids of the ruins . It repre- sents a shed - like structure , roofed with thatch placed on a square base . The ...
... four hundred miles to the south , offers a valuable suggestion as to the class of buildings which were erected upon the pyramids of the ruins . It repre- sents a shed - like structure , roofed with thatch placed on a square base . The ...
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... four feet below the present general level of the country , I came upon a layer of very fine ashes some four inches thick . Under this was the original undisturbed clay , but in spite of the ashes resting upon it , it showed no signs of ...
... four feet below the present general level of the country , I came upon a layer of very fine ashes some four inches thick . Under this was the original undisturbed clay , but in spite of the ashes resting upon it , it showed no signs of ...
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... four or five feet in length . These have their counterparts in modern times . The natives still use a straight - handled spade , but the blade is now of steel , and the dibble for planting corn and cotton . The rod in the bundle was ...
... four or five feet in length . These have their counterparts in modern times . The natives still use a straight - handled spade , but the blade is now of steel , and the dibble for planting corn and cotton . The rod in the bundle was ...
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Стр. 113 - In conclusion, he declares that "up to the present time there has not been shown a single dialect, not an art or an institution, not a myth or religious rite, not a domesticated plant or animal, not a tool, weapon, game, or symbol, in use in America at the time of the discovery, which had been previously imported from Asia, or from any other continent of the old world.
Стр. 382 - OPENAVK are a kind of roots of round forme, some of the bignes of walnuts, some far greater, which are found in moist & marish grounds growing many together one by another in ropes, or as thogh they were fastened with a string. Being boiled or sodden they are very good meate.
Стр. 316 - ... (Fig. 6) or the palm of the left hand, pressing it downward along the edges at nearly right angles, and always slantingly to its length, or else by holding it edge up between the thumb, and all the fingers of the left hand and freely flaking it, with the rod held in the right hand (Fig. 7), with handle braced against the ribs for steadying, by pressing the sharp edges until they caught in the point or blade of the...
Стр. 307 - If, moreover, I am at times seemingly too personal in style of statement, let it be remembered that well-nigh all anthropology is personal history; that even the things of past man were personal, like as never they are to ourselves now. They must, therefore, be both treated and worked at, not solely according to ordinary methods of procedure or rules of logic, or to any given canons of learning, but in a profoundly personal mood and way. If I would study any old, lost art, let...
Стр. 368 - The abstinence from solid food is in a measure apparent only, for the Indians are disposed to gluttonize in idleness when opportunity arises, when their capacity for consuming is no less striking than their power of abstaining. This characteristic of the tribe is possessed by other primitive peoples, perhaps in nearly equal degree; yet it is noteworthy as displayed among these Indians. Another characteristic of the Papago is strength and fleetness : A withered crone (shown in the photographs of the...
Стр. 187 - ... and from the copper of the mounds. Florida copper may have been derived from various sources, but in all probability most of it came from the Lake Superior region, where the copper is native copper. Incidentally, copper from mounds in other localities is mainly like the Florida copper, native and aboriginal, having nothing in common with the products of the impure European sulphides and imperfect smelting processes of the XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII centuries. In fact, even at the present day, copper...
Стр. 181 - American ethnology lost a brilliant student. Born in Baltimore October 31, 1848, he acquired his primary education in the schools of his native city. At an early age he evinced a marked precocity in the acquirement of language ; it is said that at 6 he learned the Hebrew alphabet, and ere he reached his eleventh year he could read the language with facility. At 14 young Dorsey entered the Central High School, now City College, and pursued the classic...
Стр. 375 - Monacans, though many different in language, and be very barbarous, living for the most part of wild beasts and fruits. Beyond the mountaines from whence is the head of the river Patawomeke, the Salvages report inhabit their most mortall 19.
Стр. 183 - By reason of the purity and unselfishness of his motives, and the warmth and sunshine of his amiable nature, he won the esteem of all who had the pleasure of meeting him, and, being ever kind, affable, and cheerful to his colleagues, ever willing to aid and advise them, James Owen Dorsey was sincerely and cordially loved and revered by all.
Стр. 140 - ParrotMacaw people. Of these clans the first group of three appertains to the north, the second to the west, the third to the south, the fourth to the east, the fifth to the upper or zenith, and the sixth to the lower or nadir region; while the single clan of the Macaw is characterized as