Project Gutenberg 2015-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 194 Fowke, Gerard 1855 1933 Smith, Charles Mitchell Stone Art Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 47-178. Produced by PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, The Internet Archive (American Libraries) 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) "Stone Art" by Gerard Fowke is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the diverse forms and classifications of stone implements and ornaments used by Native American inhabitants, particularly in the eastern and central parts of the Mississippi Valley. It presents an in-depth examination of various artifacts such as axes, celts, gouges, and scrapers, along with discussions of their uses, distribution, and manufacturing techniques. The opening of the text establishes the foundational context for the study, explaining that the research is based on a comprehensive collection from the Bureau of Ethnology, which serves as a basis for analyzing and documenting artifacts. Fowke emphasizes the geographic distribution of these stone objects and highlights the significance of reliable classification and nomenclature in understanding the relationship between different tools and their cultural implications. The introduction touches on the challenges of categorizing artifacts due to their varying forms and materials, illustrating the complexity of Native American stone art and its impact on archaeological studies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Indians of North America -- Implements Stone implements E011 Text Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 506441 2025-08-20T11:43:01.947797 text/html 480863 2024-10-22T23:39:09 text/html 6834538 2025-08-20T11:43:15.196671 application/epub+zip 6839167 2025-08-20T11:43:04.756715 application/epub+zip 172456 2025-08-20T11:43:03.315750 application/epub+zip 6976122 2025-08-20T11:43:20.339668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6951350 2025-08-20T11:43:13.669704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318619 2022-09-23T05:32:52.124004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332043 2025-08-20T11:42:58.896738 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 312106 2024-10-22T23:39:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16470 2025-08-20T11:43:20.507646 application/rdf+xml 2756 2025-08-20T11:43:03.512712 image/jpeg 961 2025-08-20T11:43:03.412726 image/jpeg 6144541 2025-08-20T11:43:02.547748 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