Description: [view in Spanish][edan-image:id=siris_sic_13396,size=200,left]Ephraim George Squier was a self-educated journalist and diplomat who made substantial contributions to the archaeology and ethnology of the Americas. Born in 1821, he worked as a journalist in New York and Connecticut before moving to Ohio. There Squier developed an interest in the large earthen mounds believed to
Description: Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields around 6,000 queries per year. Ask us what people have been researching recently, and you’ll get into some
Description: [view in English][edan-image:id=siris_sic_13396,size=200,left]Ephraim George Squier se educó a si mismo como periodista y diplomático, e hizo contribuciones sustanciales al estudio de arqueología y etnología de las Américas. Trabajó como periodista en New York y Connecticut antes de mover a Ohio. Allí se interesó en los monticulos grandes de los antiguos indios americanos.