Project Gutenberg 2009-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 219 Morton, Samuel George 1799 1851 Morton, S. Georgius (Samuel Georgius) Some Observations on the Ethnography and Archaeology of the American Aborigines Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) "Some Observations on the Ethnography and Archaeology of the American Aborigines" by Samuel George Morton, M.D., is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the ethnography and archaeology of indigenous peoples in America, focusing on the recent discoveries and their significance in understanding the cultural and historical contexts of these tribes. It aims to highlight the importance of preserving artifacts and remains to deepen scholarly knowledge about the ancient American civilizations. In this work, Morton discusses various archaeological findings, including skulls from burial mounds and a variety of stone artifacts, to establish a connection between different American tribes and their historical origins. He emphasizes that these skeletal remains reflect a common cranial type among American aborigines, indicating a shared ancestry despite regional differences. He also critiques the tendency to overlook or misinterpret these findings and advocates for a systematic approach to cataloging and studying the relics of Native American cultures. Through his observations, Morton underscores the urgent need for further investigation into these significant archaeological sites before they are lost to time, providing an intriguing exploration of America's indigenous past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Indians E151 Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: History - American Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 76697 2025-06-12T07:21:32.398941 text/html 73095 2021-01-05T06:40:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 399521 2021-01-05T06:40:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 506937 2025-06-12T07:21:40.605948 application/epub+zip 503022 2025-06-12T07:21:36.808964 application/epub+zip 82434 2025-06-12T07:21:35.118912 application/epub+zip 704979 2025-06-12T07:21:43.181910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 690929 2025-06-12T07:21:39.226892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106548 2022-09-13T14:03:45.566320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59609 2025-06-12T07:21:31.999965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59438 2021-01-05T06:40:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23203 2021-01-05T06:40:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 59450 2021-01-05T06:40:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23150 2021-01-05T06:40:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20767 2025-06-12T07:21:43.348860 application/rdf+xml 26612 2025-06-12T07:21:35.697903 image/jpeg 4913 2025-06-12T07:21:35.411915 image/jpeg 510180 2025-06-12T07:21:32.442966 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