The history of the state of Indiana : from the earliest explorations by the French to the present time, containing an account of the principal civil, political, and military events, from 1763 to 1897 . PREHISTORIC WORKS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY. is a parallelogram with curved angles. The sides have alength of 1,350 feet and the ends of 1,200 feet. There is anentrance at each end. That on the north was defended by ahalf-circle outwork which overlapped the gateway. Thewalls, in some places, are still well preserved and are aboutnine feet high. There has been but little data left by which to determinet
The history of the state of Indiana : from the earliest explorations by the French to the present time, containing an account of the principal civil, political, and military events, from 1763 to 1897 . PREHISTORIC WORKS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY. is a parallelogram with curved angles. The sides have alength of 1,350 feet and the ends of 1,200 feet. There is anentrance at each end. That on the north was defended by ahalf-circle outwork which overlapped the gateway. Thewalls, in some places, are still well preserved and are aboutnine feet high. There has been but little data left by which to determinethe habits or mode of life of this prehistoric people. It isevident they were not dwellers in cities. At least no ruinshave been found of any structures such as have been dis-covered in Mexico and Central America. They were not 54 HISTORY OF INDIANA. Iomadic herdsmen like the patriarchs of old, for no remainsof cattle or other domestic animals have been found, yetthere are reasons for believing their habits to have been ina degree nomadic, and that thej^ moved about like the Arabsof the Desert. Thej knew something of agriculture, and, nodoubt, cultivated maize to a considerable extent. Theremain
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