Primer Of Ohio Archaeology

Author : M. C. Read
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ISBN 13 : 9781332233236
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (332 download)

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Download or read book Archæology of Ohio (Classic Reprint) written by M. C. Read and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Archaeology of Ohio During this centennial year of Ohio, the attention of its citizens will be generally directed to its past. The State is remarkable for the number and extent of its earthworks, no spot of equal size on the globe having so many and so extensive monuments of earth. Whether one stands on the grounds of the Agricultural Society, in Licking County, inside the thirty-acre circle, with its high walls shutting out all view of modern civilization, and remembers that this was only one of many works extending tor miles in more than one direction; whether, as happened to me last summer, he spends three and a half hours clambering along the steep embankments of Fort Ancient, or whether he reads in books alone of these and various wonderful works, remembering again that there are over ten thousand mounds in the State, he will be alike amazed at such and so many remains left by a race so far unknown that it can as yet simply be styled "The Mound Builders." The interest has been romantic, and the temptation, in absence of evidence, to exercise the imagination, has been quite irresistible. As years have flown and knowledge from many investigators has been added up, it is time that archaeology shall begin to be certain and a science. The next step requires a competent experience and a sound judgement to decide both what is and what is not proven. For to be right it is quite important to know the limits and certainties of knowledge. This Society presents to its members with pleasure this little book, by Professor M. C. Read, of Hudson, Ohio, late a prominent member of the Geological Survey, of the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."