Fugitive Essays, Upon Interesting And Useful Subjects, Relating to the Early ...
Fugitive Essays, Upon Interesting And Useful Subjects, Relating to the Early ...
Charles Whittlesey
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We find in Nwth America, tumuli, ramparts, etc., which the Indians know nothing about; and from what has thus far been shown, these works prove to be the remains of some other, and a more civilized race. The Mongolian family are equally rude ANTIQUITIES Of ABflBIOA. 175 with the Indian, and as little disposed to exert a talent for mechanical ingenuity. If, then, we find in Tartar j and Si- beria monuments like the American, displaying industry and talent, unknown to and unpractised by those nat...ions, we must necessarily conclude they are the works of some ancient and great people once occupying the land so enriched by the remnants o( former greatness and power. Hiat these exist, it is proposed to show : '^ In the museum at St. Petersburgh, are preserved a multitude of vessels, diadems, weapons, military trophies, ornaments of dress, coins, etc., which have been found in the Tartarian tombs, in Siberia, and on the Volga. They are of gold, silver, and copper. " In the tombs of Siberia, and the deserts which border it southward, are found thousands of cast idols of gold, sil- ver, copper, tin, and brass.
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