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Archaeological pamphlets (1880)

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er. The proportions of the head, neck, and tail are tolerably wellobserved. What particular bird this tumulus is designed to typify, weare at a loss to suggest. The altitude at the breast is about 5 feet, andfrom that point the structure tapers to the head and tail, which are some b ABORIGINAL… … ■^ooooooe Scale 40 feet to 1 inch.Bird-shaped stone mound in Putnam County, Georgia. Surrounding this bird-shaped tumulus is an inclosure of rocks similarto those of which the mound is built. This stone-circle is symmetricalin outline, and at its nearest approach passes within a few feet of thetips…

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