INDEX. 



171 



Vases, linman-head-shaped, from momuls iu Tennessee, 

 ti3 

 found in mound iu Nortli Nashville, Tenn., 50 

 from ancieut work at Okitovf u, Teuu., 82, 83, 84, figs. 



48-52 

 from graveyard on farm of Col. W. D. Gale, near 



Nashville, Tenn., 8 

 from within ancient work near Franklin, Tenn., 74, 



figs. 34, 35 

 of Egyptians and Romans, image found in mound 



opposite Nashville, Tenn., resembles, 44 

 with crosses painted on them found iu graves iu 

 Tennessee, 35 

 Vega, de la, on compression of skull, 119 



recorded history of John Ortiz, 13 

 Venezuela, ancient monuments near Zenu in, 33 

 Vera Crnz, vomito in, 94 



Verrazzani, John, visited North Carolina, 104 

 Vessels, earthen, found iu graves on Col. Overton's liill, 

 Tenn., 40, figs. 1, 2 

 of earthenware deposited with skeletons from burial- 

 ground near Carthage, Tenn., 3 

 earthenware, iu octagonal grave in earthwork near 



Frankliu, Tenn., 59 

 from grave in earthwork near Franklin, Tenn., GO 

 from mound on Franklin Pike, near Nashville, Tenn., 



52 

 stone and earthenware, from Tennessee, 144, 145 

 s'one, f.i-ora Mississippi. 144. fig. 85 

 with cross painted on them found iu grave in Sparta, 

 Tenn., 77 

 Vines, Richard, reported pestilence among the Indians, 



91 

 Viracocha, corpse of King, seen by fiarcilasso, 29 

 Vues des Cordilleres, reference made to, 29 



Wall near Paris, Tenn., 131 



of ancient work in Henry Co., Tenn.. 130 



of ancient work, stone fort, near Manchester, Tenn., 



37 

 of stone fort near Manchester, Tenn., 100 

 traces of, opposite tlie entrance of cemetery near 

 Carthage, Tenn.. 3 

 Wallamal Indims Hatteu cranium, 123 

 Wales, burial practised by ancient inhabitants of, 34 

 War destroyed .American aborigines, 89 



of tlie Iroquois, 151 

 Warren, Dr. Henry, on introduction of yellow fever in 



Barbadoes, 93 

 Warren County, West Tennessee, human bones found 

 iu, 1 



Warren's Comp. View, reference m.ade to, 34 

 Waxhaws flattened the head, according to John Law- 

 son, 122 

 Weapons from Tennessee, 139, 140 

 Webster, No.ih, on pestilences, 92 

 Wedge, polished, from stone grave within ancient work 



near Franklin, Tenn., 75 

 Wedges from CUdtown, Tenn., 87 



Welsh, Mandans are said to have derived their know- 

 ledge of fortification from the, 38 

 West Indian Aborigines, Bryan Edwards ou excessive 

 sensuality of, U7 

 reference made to Edwards's History of the 



34 

 Sir Hans Sloane on Natural History of the 

 Diseases of, (IS 

 Wliite's Creek, Tenn., stone graves at, 8, 53 

 Wigwams of aborigines of Tennessee — of Mandans, as 

 given by Catlin, 38 

 traces of, on Mr. Dixon's farm, ou White Creek 

 Road, Tenn., 54 

 Wiikins, Charles, respecting body from saltpetre cave iu 



Warren Co., Ky., 5 

 Williams, Capt. Daniel, affirms the finding of a female 

 body well preserved, with yellow hair and shrivelled 

 flesh, 4 

 Wyman, Prof. JeS'ries, on the foramen magnum, IIG, 117 

 on rescToblance of skull of young gorilla and 

 of man, 117 

 Wooden ornaments, coaled with copper, found in graves 

 iu 'J'enuessee, 45, fig. 10 



SiCALLi, a vessel of the Mexicans, 28 



Yelt.ow £ever, analogy of Mntlazahuatl to, 89 



in liiazil, acconling to Fatiier Labat, 93 

 Young. Sir AV., reference made to account of Caribs bv, 



33 

 Yucatiin, crosses in, mentioned by Gomara, 78 

 inhabited by Caribs, 122 

 )-eference made to Stephens's, 136 

 Yupanqui, corpse of Tupac, seen by Garcilasso, 29 



Zapatebo, crosses at, 78 



idols discovered by Mr. Squier at, 136 

 Zapoteos, burial customs of the, 28 

 Zea, Father, describes burial customs, 32 

 Zenu in Venezuela, ancient monuments near, 33 



