THE ST. LOUIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
THE ST. LOUIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
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10.1126/science.39.1010.696
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G. O. James
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G. O. James
这次演讲特别讨论了伊利诺伊州和密苏里州的丘陵。严格地说，世界上没有土丘建造者的种族，土丘是由原始人建造的。讨论了印第安人的土丘，并解释了它们的各种类型。详细审议了位于艾勒冈州麦迪逊公司的重要的卡霍基亚集团。长湖、布拉夫、森林公园、圣路易斯、卡霍基亚和其他亚群的一系列地图清楚地显示了这些土丘的总体布局和位置。结果表明，在建造这些土丘的时候，密西西比河很可能靠近伊利诺伊州的悬崖，所以它们最初都在河流的西侧，这一事实解释了它们的相似之处。从它们的性质来看，很明显，建造它们肯定需要很多年的时间，考古证据表明它们是由一个农业民族建造的，与白人在这里发现的卡霍基亚印第安人截然不同。审议了关于它们可能使用的一些意见。讨论了僧侣或更好的卡霍基亚丘陵的计划，一些早期的图画和图表被扔到了屏幕上。回顾了这座土丘的已知历史。人们注意到了投手丘的艺术可能性，并强调了代理肌腱对它们的破坏。演讲者最后恳求保护这些早期的奇妙遗迹。G.0。詹姆斯,
The lecture dealt particularly with the mounds of Illinois and Missouri. Strictly speaking, there was no race of mound builders, mounds having been built by primitive peoples, the world over. Indian mounds were discussed and their various types explained. The important Cahokia Group, in Madison Co., El., was considered in detail. The general arrangement and location of these mounds was clearly shown in a series of maps of the Long Lake, Bluff, Forest Park, St. Louis, Cahokia and other subgroups. It was shown that at the time these mounds were built, the Mississippi River probably was close to the Illinois bluffs, so that they were all originally on the west side of the stream, a fact which hmlps to explain their similarity. From their nature, it is evident that many years must have been required for con-struction and the archeological evidence points to their having been built by an agricultural people, quite different from the Cahokia Indians whom white men found here. Some views as to their possible use were considered. The plan of Monks', or better, Cahokia Mound was discussed and a number of early drawings and diagrams were thrown upon the screen. The known historv of this mound was reviewed. Attention was called to the artistic possibilities of mounds and the agencies tendin, toward their destruction were emphasized. The speaker closedwith a plea for the preservation of these wonderful relies of earlier ages. G. 0. JAMES,