Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Text enclosed by curly braces is in superscript (example: 7{me}). The original text contains a few letters with diacritical marks that are not represented in this text version. The original text includes Greek characters. For this text version these letters have been replaced with transliterations. The following symbols are used in this text version to represent symbols that can not be presented in any other way. [S] represents a Swastika with left-bar facing up. [Z] represents a Swastika with left-bar facing down. [Z circle] represents a Swastika inside a circle. [cross] represents a simple cross (plus-sign form). [circle] represents a circle. [U] represents a large U. [V] represents a large V. [Y] represents a large Y. [symbol] represents various symbols. In the Bibliography section the reader will encounter numerous vertical bars or "pipes" ( | ). These were present in the original book. The reason for their presence is uncertain. Mismatched/unmatched quotation marks are as in the original. Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. THE SWASTIKA, The Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migrations; with Observations on the Migration of Certain Industries in Prehistoric Times. by THOMAS WILSON, Curator, Department of Prehistoric Anthropology, U. S. National Museum. From the Report of the U. S. National Museum for 1894, pages 757-1011, with plates 1-25 and Figures 1-374. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1896. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Preface 763 I.--DEFINITIONS, DESCRIPTION, AND ORIGIN. Different forms of the cross 765 Names and definitions of the Swastika 768 Symbolism and interpretation 770 Origin and habitat 791 II.--DISPERSION OF THE SWASTIKA. Extreme Orient 799 Japan 799 Korea 799 China 799 Tibet 802 India 802