Project Gutenberg 2010-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 389 Holmes, William Henry 1846 1933 Holmes, W. H. (William Henry) Holmes, William H. (William Henry) Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 361-436 Produced by Lesley Halamek, Carlo Traverso, The Internet Archive: American Libraries and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://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) "Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley" by William H. Holmes is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a comprehensive study of the ceramic art produced by the ancient inhabitants of the Mississippi Valley, focusing specifically on the characteristics, functionalities, and artistic styles of their pottery. It delves into various aspects, such as construction methods, ornamental techniques, and the cultural significance of these artifacts. The opening of the study introduces its intent as part of a broader series of research on aboriginal ceramic art. Holmes outlines the scope of his examination, emphasizing that the collection he selected from various museums is representative of a limited yet significant area within the Mississippi Valley. He categorizes the pottery into three main groups based on geographical regions and acknowledges the variability in styles across these classes. Notably, he provides observations about the origins and functions of the pottery, as well as the evolutionary aspects of ceramic design, paving the way for a detailed classification and analysis of these historic relics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mississippi River Valley -- Antiquities Indian pottery -- Mississippi River Valley E011 Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: History - Ancient Category: Art Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 215807 2025-06-13T07:16:39.510992 text/html 204479 2021-01-06T10:40:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 16455670 2021-01-06T10:40:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 16769303 2025-06-13T07:17:35.338205 application/epub+zip 16730100 2025-06-13T07:17:03.234907 application/epub+zip 134067 2025-06-13T07:16:42.386999 application/epub+zip 20096236 2025-06-13T07:17:45.334196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20046883 2025-06-13T07:17:12.228376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156052 2022-09-14T15:30:09.719015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153002 2025-06-13T07:16:37.992968 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153041 2021-01-06T10:40:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51245 2021-01-06T10:40:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 153045 2021-01-06T10:40:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51200 2021-01-06T10:40:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21235 2025-06-13T07:17:45.597144 application/rdf+xml 15599 2025-06-13T07:16:43.021963 image/jpeg 3574 2025-06-13T07:16:42.725949 image/jpeg 16521570 2025-06-13T07:16:40.125001 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