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Archaeological pamphlets (1880)

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se, fronting the four cardinal points;these niches or sentry-boxes are entered from the winding path, andseem to have been meant for resting places or lookouts. The circum-jacent grounds are cleared and jplanted with Indian corn at present, ABORIGINAL STRUCTURES IN GEORGIA. aud I thiuk the… … SCALE 2 MILES Ancient tumuli on the Savannah Kiver. Unable satisfactorily to determine the precise object the aborigineshad in contemplation in the erection of this striking monument, hehazards the conjecture that the Indians formerly possessed a town onthe river bank, and raised this mound as a…

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