Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . d an area near thecenter of the mound, for its removal disclosed a crema- Vol. XXXI—30. 466 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications tory basin, of rather unusual oval design. Within thisbasin were large quantities of ashes and charred humanremains which, inferentially, represented a cremationwhich had not been removed. North of this crematorywas an oval pit extending three feet below the base pit contained many animal bones and mussel shellsand a quantity of debris. Similar bones and debris werefound rather freely in a section of the wa
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . d an area near thecenter of the mound, for its removal disclosed a crema- Vol. XXXI—30. 466 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications tory basin, of rather unusual oval design. Within thisbasin were large quantities of ashes and charred humanremains which, inferentially, represented a cremationwhich had not been removed. North of this crematorywas an oval pit extending three feet below the base pit contained many animal bones and mussel shellsand a quantity of debris. Similar bones and debris werefound rather freely in a section of the wall forming theearthwork surrounding the group, while occasionally thebones of various animals and birds were found scat-tered through the earth composing other mounds ofthe group. MOUND NUMBER 18 This tumulus was examined by Squier and Davis,their report of which follows: Fig. 39 (reproduced as Fig. 16) is a section of moundnumber 18 in Mound City. It has three sand strata, and analtar of the usual form and dimensions. This altar contained. Fig. 16. Plan of Mound No. 18, after Squier & DaVis. no relics, but was thinly covered with a carbonaceous deposit,resembling burned leaves. The feature of this mound mostworthy of remark was a singular burial by incremation, whichhad been made in it at some period subsequent to its indications (so often remarked as to need no further speci-fication here) that the mound had been disturbed were observedat the commencement of the excavation. At a depth of four anda half feet, the deposit was reached. A quantity of water-worn Exploration of the Mound City Group 467 stones, and evidently taken from the river close by, had beenlaid down, forming a rude pavement six feet long by four diagonally upon this pavement, — with its head to thenorthwest, was a skeleton. It was remarkably well preserved,and retained niuch of its animal matter — a fact attributable insome degree to the antiseptic qualities of the carbonaceous
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