Project Gutenberg 2006-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 643 Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee) 1850 1930 Henshaw, H. W. (Henry Wetherbee) Henshaw, Henry Wetherbee Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 117-166 Produced by Verity White, PM for Bureau of American Ethnology and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley" by Henry W. Henshaw is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work explores the artistic skill and significance of sculptures found in the ancient mounds of the Mississippi Valley, particularly focusing on their representations of animals. The author's examination seeks to challenge existing theories regarding the Mound-Builders’ artistic capabilities, as well as the accuracy of identification of the depicted species. The opening of the text introduces the subject matter by addressing the artistic accomplishments of the Mound-Builders, stating that their carvings have captured the attention of archaeologists due to their apparent skill. Henshaw emphasizes the need for critical examination of these artworks, noting that there may have been significant errors in the identification of the animals depicted. He questions the assumption that these sculptures reflect a higher artistic standard than those of North American Indians, suggesting that the carvings’ resemblance to actual animals should be scrutinized. The initial sections lay out the groundwork for a detailed analysis of specific carvings and their implications regarding the culture and knowledge of the Mound-Builders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Mounds -- Mississippi River Valley Mound-builders -- Art Indians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley -- Antiquities Mississippi River Valley -- Antiquities Animal sculpture -- Mississippi River Valley E011 Text Archaeology Native America Category: Art Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 160836 2025-08-07T14:35:33.253153 text/html 153640 2006-04-17T15:13:46 text/html 2132562 2025-08-07T14:35:40.388122 application/epub+zip 2133907 2025-08-07T14:35:36.920123 application/epub+zip 117706 2025-08-07T14:35:35.609109 application/epub+zip 2355355 2025-08-07T14:35:42.884072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2334733 2025-08-07T14:35:39.500123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151073 2022-09-08T15:07:36.811773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128623 2025-08-07T14:35:32.674119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128698 2006-04-17T15:13:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128714 2006-04-17T15:13:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22233 2025-08-07T14:35:43.036068 application/rdf+xml 22817 2025-08-07T14:35:36.109119 image/jpeg 4668 2025-08-07T14:35:35.861088 image/jpeg 44716 2006-04-17T15:13:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 1943934 2006-04-17T15:13:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 44691 2006-04-17T15:13:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 2062778 2025-08-07T14:35:33.350131 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia