Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . Fig. 80. Large shell container. fact that the burial occupied a basin sunk beneath thefloor of the mound, the consequent accumulations ofmoisture had resulted in deterioration of the shell speci-mens, and but few were removed entire. One of the Exploration of the Mound City Group 559 larger of these was engraved with the conventionalizedhead of a bird, while several others bore skilfully exe-cuted conventional designs. In addition to the shellgorgets, there were found in the various mounds ofthe group ornaments made of the olive and other shells,by
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . Fig. 80. Large shell container. fact that the burial occupied a basin sunk beneath thefloor of the mound, the consequent accumulations ofmoisture had resulted in deterioration of the shell speci-mens, and but few were removed entire. One of the Exploration of the Mound City Group 559 larger of these was engraved with the conventionalizedhead of a bird, while several others bore skilfully exe-cuted conventional designs. In addition to the shellgorgets, there were found in the various mounds ofthe group ornaments made of the olive and other shells,by grinding away one side so as to expose the innerwhirl, or by simply perforating the shell to permit ofattachment as bead or ornament. The largest objects made from shells were foundwith burial number 13, mound number 7. These com-prised 7 large containers, made from the Fulgur per-versum. The columella had been removed from theshell, and its margins ground and modified so that theresulting vessel served admirably as a container ordrinking v
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