. Bulletin. Ethnology. 84 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BCLL. 122 by Messrs. R. E. Spragiiis and J. D. Atkinson. It was a cigar- shaped island about miles long and mile wide at the widest point and it lay in a direction. There was very little relief, although the upper end had a general elevation, a little higher than the downstream portion. It was a typical flood plain with the river side a few feet higher than the slough side. Tlv? greatest elevation was the earth mound Ma° 2 at the upper southern end of the island. This mound rose some 20 feet above the gen- eral level, as s
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 84 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BCLL. 122 by Messrs. R. E. Spragiiis and J. D. Atkinson. It was a cigar- shaped island about miles long and mile wide at the widest point and it lay in a direction. There was very little relief, although the upper end had a general elevation, a little higher than the downstream portion. It was a typical flood plain with the river side a few feet higher than the slough side. Tlv? greatest elevation was the earth mound Ma° 2 at the upper southern end of the island. This mound rose some 20 feet above the gen- eral level, as shown by plate 84, a, which presents a distant view, and plate 84, &, which is a close-up of the mound. A detailed topo- graphic map of the southern end of this island is shown in fig-. FlGUKE 19. ure 19. The location of four other sites, Ma° 1 and Ma° 3, earth mounds; Ma° 4, a shell mound; and Ma° 5, a village site; as well as the large earth mound Ma*" 2 are shown. Each will be described in order. The soil of the island was a clay silt indicative of river deposit. It was brownish-black in color and in many places mussel shells and univalves were exposed on the surface. In some places the shells were profuse. The entire area had long been in cultivation. This island was known in early historic times as Chickasaw Island and has thus an interesting record of historic occupancy to be discussed 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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