THE

PROGRESS OF ETHNOLOGY

AN ACCOUNT OF RECENT

ARCHÆOLOGICAL, PHILOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL

RESEARCHES

IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE GLOBE.

TENDING TO ELUCIDATE

THE PHYSICAL HISTORY OF MAN.

BY

JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT,

COR. SEC. OF THE AMERICAN ETHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY, AND FOREIGN COR. SEC. OF THE NEW YORK HIST. SOCIETY.


SECOND EDITION.


NEW YORK:
BARTLETT & WELFORD, 7 ASTOR HOUSE.
1847.

NEW YORK:
WILLIAM VAN NORDEN, PRINTER,
NO. 39 WILLIAM STREET.

CONTENTS.

Explorations and Discoveries in the Mounds and other earth-works in Ohio. Similar researches and their results in Mississippi and Louisiana.... Mr. Jomard's essay on the tablet found in the Grave Creek mound in Virginia, p. 3.

California and New Mexico—Recent explorations in these countries, with accounts of the Navijo and Moqui Indians; architectural remains on the banks of the Gila.... French explorations in the Isthmus of Panama, p. 16.

Researches in Greenland, and the Arctic regions; geographical and historical results.... Late attempts for exploring the northern portions of the American Continent, p. 23.

Details of the Scientific Expedition under Count Castelnau, sent by the French government for exploring the interior of South America.... English expedition under Lord Ranelagh—other scientific expeditions.... Peruvian antiquities, etc. etc., p. 27.

Recent attempts for exploring the interior of Africa.... Mr. Thomson's journey from Sierra Leone.... Mr. Duncan's journey northward from Dahomey. Missionary operations at the Gaboon.... Mr. Richardson's journey into the great desert of Sahara.... The French expedition up the Senegal, under Mr. Raffenel.... Extensive project for the exploration of Soudan, in Central Africa.... Proposed expedition for penetrating the country from the eastern side.... Contributions to the geography of Southern Africa.... Mr. Maizan's unfortunate attempt to reach the interior from Zanzibar, p. 32.

Algiers—scientific explorations by the French Government; interesting results; errors respecting the desert of Sahara, p. 41.

Discovery of the ancient Lybian alphabet, by M. de Saulcy, p. 44.

The Berbers; late researches into their language, p. 45.

Madagascar; recent visits of the French, p. 47.

Egypt; results of the late explorations; state of hieroglyphic and Coptic literature; Egyptian history and chronology, p. 48.

Borneo—Mr. Brooke's colony; the Dyaks.... The Dutch and other European colonies in the East Indies.... New Caledonia islands.... The Sooloo islands. The Nicobar islands, p. 54.

Australia; accounts of late explorations, by Count Strzelecki, Dr. Leichardt and others, p. 64.

Asia Minor—Interesting discoveries in Lycia, p. 69.

Arabia—Historical and philological results of the researches in Southern Arabia, the country of the ancient Himyarites; importance of these discoveries in elucidating Scriptural history, p. 73.

The Caucasus—Exploration by M. Hommaire de Hell.... Sclavonic MSS. and inscriptions, p. 84.

Assyria and Persia—History of the study of the ancient arrow-headed inscriptions.... Extraordinary results therefrom.... The Zendavesta.... The Zend language.... The great inscription of Darius.... Explorations at Nineveh. Journeys of Dr. Robert; of Prince Waldemar, etc., p. 84.

Siberia—Journeys of Count Middendorff and others; geographical and ethnographical results, p. 109.

India—Progress of civilization; importance of missionary labors,