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found Preparation of the piles Number of the piles used- 

 Description of the remains at Wauwyl Weapons and imple- 

 ments of the Lake-men Implements of bone and wood Pot- 

 tery Dress The fauna of the Lake-dwellings Comparison 

 of bones belonging to wild and domesticated races Oxen- 

 Absence of extinct species Aurochs Elk Ibex General 

 character of the fauna Comparison of the different Lake villages 

 The flora Grain fruits flax Ancient agriculture Scarcity 

 of human remains Objects of bronze The worship of Lakes- 

 Pottery of the Bronze Age Inhabitants of the Lake villages- 

 Character of the objects found in different Lake villages Anti- 

 quity of Lake villages . . . . . . . .181 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE DANISH KJOKKENMODDINGS, OR SHELL-MOUNDS. 



Danish tumuli Kjokkenmoddings, or shell-mounds Description 

 of the shell-mounds Distribution of the shell-mounds Shell- 

 mounds in Scotland Shell-mounds in other countries Flora 

 of the Danish shell-mounds Fauna of the shell-mounds Con- 

 dition of the bones Prevalence of certain bones Habits of the 

 mound-builders Flint implements Absence of polished flint 

 implements Food of the shell-mound builders The Fuegians 

 The relation of the shell-mounds to the tumuli The opinions 

 of Messrs. Steenstrup and Worsaae Antiquity of the shell- 

 mounds 227 



CHAPTER VIII. 



NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY. 



Bibliography Classification of antiquities Implements The use 

 of copper Ancient copper-mines Pottery Ornaments Forti- 

 fications Earthworks Enclosures Sacred enclosures Earth- 

 works of the Scioto Valley Aztalan Vitrified walls Modern 

 earthworks Chunk yards Sepulchral mounds-- So-called 

 sacrificial mounds Grave Creek mound Temple mounds- 

 Animal mounds Rock carvings Wampum- -The mound- 

 builders Evidence of ancient population Traces of ancient 

 agriculture Antiquity of the remains Condition of the bones 

 American forests Indications of four periods Man and the 

 mastodon Antiquity of man in America 253 



