. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 724 PAPEKS RELATING TO ANTHROPOLOGY. the north side, about oue-tbird the distance up the mound is a large maple 2^ feet iu diameter. On the east side are large beech, maple, aud iron-wood trees. At the edge of the mound and ou the south side is a stump of a large majile, very much decayed. There are five distinct strata (see vertical section): No. 2 is 5 feet thick and of compact clay; No. 3 is 11 feet thick aud is composed of ashes and cla
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 724 PAPEKS RELATING TO ANTHROPOLOGY. the north side, about oue-tbird the distance up the mound is a large maple 2^ feet iu diameter. On the east side are large beech, maple, aud iron-wood trees. At the edge of the mound and ou the south side is a stump of a large majile, very much decayed. There are five distinct strata (see vertical section): No. 2 is 5 feet thick and of compact clay; No. 3 is 11 feet thick aud is composed of ashes and clay; No. 4 is 8 inches, and consists of ashes and coal; No. 5 is 2i feet thick, of burnt clay; No. 6 is 2| feet deep, aud composed of clay aud burnt stones. Between the strata Nos. 4 and 5 were three hearths made of sand and limestone, one in the center, one iu the northeast, and the third in the northwest part of the mound. (See foregoing sketch. A.) In June, 1879, in company with Mr. T. L. Dickerson and Thomas Glid- well, the writer sunk a shaft 12 feet deep into the center, and in the course of the work removed one skeleton with several fragments of pottery and one fine copper bracelet (Fig. 1). The copper had been pounded into a thin sheet and then rolled. A similar one, but smaller, was found some time after- wards by Mrs. A. Crist iu the same mouud, and is now in Mr. A. W. Butler's collection (Fig. 2). The above-men- tioned skeleton was 6 feet 3 inches be- low the slabs or rock covering (base section, center figure, head to the east.) In July, 18S(», the writer visited the mound in company with Mr. C. W. '^ xVl"!!. Fig. 3.—liuUv^ a^, 1 G LJ a ^U. Mound. Fig. 4.—Arro-w point from Glidwell Mound. Euse, aud commenced a trench 5 feet wide in the southeast side, about 5 feet from the base (base section, dotted line), and treuched to the center. "When within 3 feet of center shaft we came upon and re-. Please note that these images are extracted
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