. Bulletin. Ethnology. BDSHNELL] NATIVE VILLAGES AND VILLAGE SITES 87 edly held ends of poles serving as rafters. . There were present in the floor of the structure numerous circular holes representing ends of former supports, some of which probably upheld the ; Near the center of the floor was a large firebed, six feet in diameter; east of it was a mass of clay "like a seat, circular with rounded top, 9 in. in height and 1 ft. 4 in. in ; The skeleton of a child was found fourteen inches below the floor, a short distance southeast of the central fireplace. Evidentl
. Bulletin. Ethnology. BDSHNELL] NATIVE VILLAGES AND VILLAGE SITES 87 edly held ends of poles serving as rafters. . There were present in the floor of the structure numerous circular holes representing ends of former supports, some of which probably upheld the ; Near the center of the floor was a large firebed, six feet in diameter; east of it was a mass of clay "like a seat, circular with rounded top, 9 in. in height and 1 ft. 4 in. in ; The skeleton of a child was found fourteen inches below the floor, a short distance southeast of the central fireplace. Evidently the shell and clay mound had. Fig. 11.—Plan ofa n ancient structure in Beaufort County, South. Carolina. been intentionally raised over the ancient house. (Moore, (1), pp. 152-162.) Few objects were discovered in the mound, or associated with the ruin, and nothing of European origin was encountered, therefore there is no way to approximate the age of the ancient structure, which may, however, belong to the period of the long house of Oviedo, and they may not have been many miles apart. Ruins of other structures may be covered by some of tho many shell mounds scattered along the coast, to be revealed at some future time. The tribe or tribes of southern Florida, whose identification and connection linguistically with other tribes has not been determined,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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