| Series |
Critical studies in the history of anthropology
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| Contents |
Prologue: Ephraim George Squier and the history of American anthropology -- Literary ambitions : the genesis of an anthropologist -- In search of the mound builders : the Squier-Davis association -- Archaeology and the Smithsonian Institution : editing and publishing the Squier-Davis manuscript -- Interpreting the mound builders : the archaeology of Squier and Davis -- Revisiting the mounds : the Iroquois and the archaeology of western New York -- The burden of proof : American Indian traditions and the Walam Olum -- Idols and Indians : the archaeology and ethnology of Nicaragua -- The mind of man : the serpent symbol and the reciprocal principles of nature -- Nahua nations and migrations : the archaeology and ethnology of Honduras and San Salvador -- Ancient Peru : an indigenous civilization -- The science of men and nations : Ephraim George Squier and the American school of ethnology -- Epilogue : insanity and the "eclipse of genius". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-413) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004019927 |
| ISBN | 0803213212 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
