Project Gutenberg 2012-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 109 Rau, Charles 1826 1887 04002426 North American Stone Implements Produced by K Nordquist, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "North American Stone Implements" by Charles Rau is a scientific publication reprinted from the Report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1872, reflecting the archaeological interests of the early 1870s. This book examines the various types of stone implements used by the indigenous peoples of North America, delving into the similarities and differences they share with European stone tools from different prehistoric periods. The likely topic of the book revolves around categorizing North American stone tools and discussing their historical significance in relation to extinct animals and archaeological findings. In this detailed study, Rau presents numerous discoveries, notably the findings of Dr. Albert C. Koch in Missouri, where stone arrowheads and axes were found alongside the remains of a Mastodon and other extinct species. Rau discusses the implications of these finds, suggesting that the human inhabitants of North America may have coexisted with these now-extinct animals and possessed advanced stone tool-making skills. He categorizes various types of flint implements, including leaf-shaped tools and scrapers, discussing their probable uses in hunting, food preparation, and crafting. Through analysis of these artifacts, Rau contributes to the understanding of early North American cultures while acknowledging the challenges in correlating these tools with specific historical periods due to the mixed contexts in which they have been found. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- Antiquities Indians of North America -- Implements Stone implements -- United States E011 Text Category: History - American Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 68425 2025-07-16T07:08:49.560002 text/html 64223 2012-05-12T22:15:38 text/html 401126 2025-07-16T07:08:54.562966 application/epub+zip 399824 2025-07-16T07:08:52.321998 application/epub+zip 87559 2025-07-16T07:08:51.238982 application/epub+zip 534149 2025-07-16T07:08:56.222979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525518 2025-07-16T07:08:53.892019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187581 2022-09-18T07:44:31.932167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58212 2025-07-16T07:08:49.286008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57937 2012-05-12T22:15:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57932 2012-05-12T22:15:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21425 2025-07-16T07:08:56.347987 application/rdf+xml 16445 2025-07-16T07:08:51.716981 image/jpeg 3964 2025-07-16T07:08:51.475996 image/jpeg 21711 2012-05-12T22:15:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 333618 2012-05-12T22:15:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 21682 2012-05-12T22:15:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 413916 2025-07-16T07:08:49.583001 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