Foreword 3
The Mound-Builders and the Indians 5
The First Ohioans 5
Ancient Mounds and Earthworks 7
The Archæologist and His Work 12
Various Kinds of Mound-Builders 13
The Inside Story of a Mound 15
Ancient Non-mound-building Tribes 22
Questions Concerning the Mound-Builders 24
How Things Began 25
Arts and Crafts 27
The Use of Stone 27
The Use of Flint 32
Prehistoric Farming 36
The Use of Bone 37
Use of Clay for Pottery 38
Spinning and Weaving 39
The Use of Metals 40
Personal Ornamentation 41
The Art of the Mound-Builders 42
Tobacco and Tobacco Pipes 43
“Ceremonial” Objects 44