CONTENTS, 



Page. 



lutiocUiction 7 



CiiAPTKK I. Histoiieal evidence U 



Chaptkk II. Siiiiilarity of the arts and ciistoiiis of tlie iiioiiiid-biiildei.s to tliosc 



of ludiaus .. 14 



Architecture 14 



Tribal divinious 18 



Similarity in burial customs 18 



Removal of the llesh before burial I'J 



Burial beneath or in dwoUinys , 'Jl 



Burial in a sittinj^ or squatting posture 21 



The use of lire iu burial ceremonies 21 



Similarity of the stone implements and ornaments of various fribcs 22 



Mound and Indian pottery 2)5 



Chai'Tek III. Stone graves and what they teach 25 



CllAPTKK I\'. The Cherokees as mound- builders :U 



CiiAPTEii V. The Cherokees and the Tallegwi 38 



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