Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . themound and the feet toward the periphery. Some of the mounds exca-vated by Dr. George Woodbury and Frik Reed appeared to be pre-historic, others historic. Little difference l)etween these groups wasnoticeable either with regard to physical type or burial methods. A comparatively small sand l)urial mound was excavated on theIjanks of the Halifax River in ( )rm()nd Beach by J. D. excavation of the site revealed that beneath the mound agroup of burials had been arranged in two concentric circles. A col-lection
Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . themound and the feet toward the periphery. Some of the mounds exca-vated by Dr. George Woodbury and Frik Reed appeared to be pre-historic, others historic. Little difference l)etween these groups wasnoticeable either with regard to physical type or burial methods. A comparatively small sand l)urial mound was excavated on theIjanks of the Halifax River in ( )rm()nd Beach by J. D. excavation of the site revealed that beneath the mound agroup of burials had been arranged in two concentric circles. A col-lection of pottery, stone, and shell specimens was obtained. A badly mutilated refuse and burial site was excavated in thenorthern part of the city of Miami Beach by G. M. Stirling assistedby Vernon Lamme. This site yielded a representative collection ofboth skeletal material and o])jects of material culture. At Belle Glade, under the direction of G. M. Stirling, a hal)itati()nmound was excavated. Adjoining this site was a sand burial mound 57 58 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
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