AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
\ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˌantɪkwˈe͡əɹi͡ən səsˈa͡ɪ͡əti], \ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˌantɪkwˈeəɹiən səsˈaɪəti], \ɐ_m_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_k_ə_n ˌa_n_t_ɪ_k_w_ˈeə_ɹ_iə_n s_ə_s_ˈaɪə_t_i]\
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Founded by Isaiah Thomas at Worcester, Mass., in 1812 for the purpose of illustrating the antiquities of the New World as a separate department of history. It has published several volumes of collections and of proceedings, including the "Archaeologia Americana."
By John Franklin Jameson
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.