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Observations on Cup-Shaped and Other Lapidarian Sculptures in the Old World and in America-On Prehistoric Trephining and Cranial Amulets-A Study of th

Observations on Cup-Shaped and Other Lapidarian Sculptures in the Old World and in America-On Prehistoric Trephining and Cranial Amulets-A Study of th - Paperback

by Charles Rau, Robert Fletcher, Cyrus Thomas
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Availability:In StockContributor:Charles Rau, Robert Fletcher, Cyrus ThomasSeries:Contributions to North American EthnologyTheme:Ethnic Orientation/Native AmericanPublish date:5/3/1881Pages:530
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Cosimo ClassicsISBN-13:9781646796342ISBN-10:1646796349UPC:9781646796342Book Category:History, ArtBook Subcategory:IndigenousSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.18 inchesWeight:0.667Product ID:SCAXPGJ7AM

"Their (cupstones) occurrence in different countries make distribution a basis for drawing inferences bearing on the important question of the migration of man in long-past ages."

-Charles Rau, Preface, Observations on Cup-shaped Lapidarian Sculptures in the Old World and in America (1881)


Observations on Cup-Shaped and Other Lapidarian Sculptures in the Old World and in America: On Prehistoric Trephining and Cranial Amulets-A Study of the Manuscript Troano (1881) is the fifth volume of a nine-part series entitled Contributions to North American Ethnology (all available from Cosimo Classics). This volume is organized into three parts: Part I: Observations on Cup-Shaped and Other Lapidarian Sculptures by Charles Rau; Part II: On Prehistoric Trephining and Cranial Amulets by Robert Fletcher; and Part III: A Study of the Manuscript Troano by Cyrus Thomas. It offers a critical contribution to the history of Native Americans and is a must-read for anthropologists and students of the history of mankind.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Cosimo ClassicsISBN-13:9781646796342ISBN-10:1646796349UPC:9781646796342Book Category:History, ArtBook Subcategory:IndigenousSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.18 inchesWeight:0.667Product ID:SCAXPGJ7AM
Fletcher, Robert: - ROBERT FLETCHER (1823-1912) was a highly regarded bibliographer and medical scholar who helped develop the Surgeon General's Library and served as a director of the New York Public Library.Rau, Charles: - CHARLES RAU (1826-1887) was a leading archeologist and curator of the Smithsonian Institution.Thomas, Cyrus: - CYRUS THOMAS (1825-1910) was a prominent ethnologist and entomologist who proved that the mound builders of North America were Native Americans.
Publisher: Cosimo Classics

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Charles Rau, Robert Fletcher, Cyrus Thomas

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Charles Rau, Robert Fletcher, Cyrus Thomas

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