her circumstances, thatthis was an altar and not a tomb, we arealmost irresistibly lead to the conclusionthat human sacrifices were practiced by therace of mounds. This conclusion is sus-tained by other facts, which have alreadybeen presented, and which need not be re-capitulated here. The two… … Fig. V:—Skeleton No. 1T6 (ChMOUND NO. 9. Although the railroad has about oblit-erated the structure, we attempted an ex-cavation in a remaining north edge, butfound nothing of note. Squier and Davis refer to it as possessingpeculiar features. They say that an altarwas placed on one side, and…
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