Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . ough continuous cultivation had doubtless transferredmasses of sand from the upper portion to the margin of the mound. A small cir-cular elevation, E, having a height of about 18 inches, contained nothing beyondscattered sherds. We were indebted, as in the case of the smaller mound one-quarter mile dis-tant, to W. D. White, Esq., for permission to investigate. Seventeen men to dig and four to direct the work, levelled the mound to thebase within six days. It was composed of yellowish sand with the usual sprinkling of charcoal,though
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . ough continuous cultivation had doubtless transferredmasses of sand from the upper portion to the margin of the mound. A small cir-cular elevation, E, having a height of about 18 inches, contained nothing beyondscattered sherds. We were indebted, as in the case of the smaller mound one-quarter mile dis-tant, to W. D. White, Esq., for permission to investigate. Seventeen men to dig and four to direct the work, levelled the mound to thebase within six days. It was composed of yellowish sand with the usual sprinkling of charcoal,though no fireplace marked the base which was of yellow sand of brighter the highest portion of the mound, a little over six feet above the surrounding 198 CERTAIN SAND MOUNDS OF level, charcoal was mingled with the sand to a depth of 8 feet. Locally through-out the mound were fireplaces occasionally containing small fragments of bones,human and of the lower animals. HUMAN REMAINS. Skeletal remains were found at every depth, though very widely Fig. 68. Implement of chert, larger mound, Beauclerc.(Full size.)
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