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: [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.