Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . ever be recovered. In the following pages I propose to give a detailed accountof the final explorations of this mound, and the recital wouldnot be complete without including all the explorations made inconnection with this mound. EXPLORATIONS BY SQUIER AND DAVIS. Squier and Davis in their classification of the mounds5 rec-ognize four distinct features based upon position, form, structureand contents, and in this classification they distinguish — First — Altar mounds which occur either within, or in theimmediate vicinity of the inclosures; which are
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . ever be recovered. In the following pages I propose to give a detailed accountof the final explorations of this mound, and the recital wouldnot be complete without including all the explorations made inconnection with this mound. EXPLORATIONS BY SQUIER AND DAVIS. Squier and Davis in their classification of the mounds5 rec-ognize four distinct features based upon position, form, structureand contents, and in this classification they distinguish — First — Altar mounds which occur either within, or in theimmediate vicinity of the inclosures; which are stratified, andcontain altars of burnt clay or stone; and which are places ofsacrifice. 4 The school house is near and for years the school boys wouldspend much time in digging holes into the mound in search of relics,and some of the most interesting specimens were secured by these boysas shown by the Report of Prof. Putnam which will be noted in thismonograph. 5 Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley, by Squier andDavis, page Explorations of the Edwin Harness Mound 119 Second — Mounds of sepulchef, which stand isolated or ingroups more or less removed from the inclosure, which are notstratified; which contain human remains; and which were theburial places and monuments of the dead. Third — Temple mounds which occur most usually withinbut sometime without the walls of the enclosure; which possessgreat regularity of form; which contain neither altars nor humanbones; and which are high places for the performance of reli-gious rites and ceremonies, the site of structure, or in some con-nected with the superstitions of the builders. Fourth — Anomalous mounds including mounds of obser-vation and such as were applied to a double purpose or of whichthe design and objects are not apparent. This division includesall which do not clearly fall within the three preceding classes. Squier and Davis have placed the Harness Mound in thefourth class or anomalous mound gro
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