Prehistoric America Volume 2

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... VIII. ANIMAL EFFIGIES AND NATIVE SYMBOLISM COMPARED. One of the most interesting problems brought before the American Archaeologist, is that which comes from the study of animal effigies and native symbols, 1. The effigies have great interest, if for no other reason than for this, that they reveal what ... Read More

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... VIII. ANIMAL EFFIGIES AND NATIVE SYMBOLISM COMPARED. One of the most interesting problems brought before the American Archaeologist, is that which comes from the study of animal effigies and native symbols, 1. The effigies have great interest, if for no other reason than for this, that they reveal what animals once abounded here, the mounds and earthworks frequently preserving the images of these animals as correctly as if they were carved in wood, or preserved in sculptured monuments. 2. They help us to understand something of that remarkable totem system, which found its fullest embodiment among the various tribes of this continent. 3. The most im Fig. 121.; Turtle-shaped Mound inJFlorida. portant point of all, however, is that in the animal effigies and other symbols, many think they discover traces of the migration of these tribes from other continents. This is a favorite theme with the European Archaeologists, but the solution of it in all probability will come from American students. I. We shall first consider the animal effigies in connection with their geographical distribution. We present, with this number, a cut of a mound in Florida. The description of the mound may be found in the Smithsonian Report for 1879. was furnished by S. T. Walker, whose name has occasionally appeared in this volume. The cut has been kindly loaned by Prof. S. F. Baird. The mound is situated on a narrow island called Long Key. Mr. Walker says: "It is not without some hesitation that I attribute to this mound a turtle shape, as such an occurrence among the mounds in this part of Florida is an anomaly. Whether the shape depicted was the result of deliberate design on the part of the builders or the accidental result of irregular ditching, I cannot say. The... Read Less

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