. The new eclectic history of the United States . nds are found within thesingle State of Ohio, the same region was without settled in-habitants two hundred years ago. 3. The Mounds.—Many of these were for purposes of learn something of the habits of the people from the ornaments of copper, stone, andshell which they buried withthe dead. Other mounds werebases of watch-towers and signal-stations ; some were fortresses,and their angles show much skillin the art of defense. On some,houses were built for safetyagainst attack. They were reached by graded roadways, or byladders which coul
. The new eclectic history of the United States . nds are found within thesingle State of Ohio, the same region was without settled in-habitants two hundred years ago. 3. The Mounds.—Many of these were for purposes of learn something of the habits of the people from the ornaments of copper, stone, andshell which they buried withthe dead. Other mounds werebases of watch-towers and signal-stations ; some were fortresses,and their angles show much skillin the art of defense. On some,houses were built for safetyagainst attack. They were reached by graded roadways, or byladders which could be drawn up at night or when enemieswere near. Effigy mounds were rudely shaped to resemblemen or animals. One of these, in Adams County, Ohio, islike a serpent, over a thousand feet in length, in the act ofswallowing an egg one hundred and sixty-four feet long. 4. Contents of Mounds.—Knives, chisels, and axes of flint andcopper; carved pipes, beads, and bracelets; vases of polishedand painted earthenware have been found in the mounds, and. EARLY INHABITANTS OF AMERICA. I I
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