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Ephraim George Squier 1821-88, American archaeologist and journalist, b. Bethlehem, Albany co., N.Y. He is noted for his study of the prehistoric Mound Builders of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. His works include Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848) and Aboriginal Monuments of the State of New York (1851).

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Squier, Ephraim George (1821–88),New York archaeologist whose writings include Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848) and Aboriginal Monuments of the State of New York (1851). His other books, Nicaragua (1852), The States of Central America (1858), and Peru (1877), are based on knowledge gathered during diplomatic missions to Central and South America.

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