Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . addition to many shell heaps there are upon the placea conical mound of sand and shell, which has not been thoroughly investigated,and a mound of sand somewhat more oblong in form than the usual truncatedcone. For permission to investigate this mound we are indebted to William EdgarBird, Esq., the owner. Professor Wyman, a score of years ago,1 made a superficialexamination of one of these mounds and finding skeletons, naturally supposed thetumuli to have been erected for purposes of sepulture. While both mounds atBluffton contain int
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . addition to many shell heaps there are upon the placea conical mound of sand and shell, which has not been thoroughly investigated,and a mound of sand somewhat more oblong in form than the usual truncatedcone. For permission to investigate this mound we are indebted to William EdgarBird, Esq., the owner. Professor Wyman, a score of years ago,1 made a superficialexamination of one of these mounds and finding skeletons, naturally supposed thetumuli to have been erected for purposes of sepulture. While both mounds atBluffton contain intrusive burials, the results of our investigations show that thesand mound, at least, had probably been constructed for a different purpose. In the month of March, 1879, we were permitted to make a superficial exami-nation of the sand mound, and were rewarded by the discovery of the skeleton ofa man, lying a short distance beneath the surface. In association were a tube ofstone (Fig. 21) and a fragment of human skull ornamented with incised lines ()..
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