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Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)

Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 443

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ns at seeming variance withlater and more complete evidence in the same direction. The report of Squier and Davis on mound number8 follows: Fig. 37 (reproduced in Fig. 2) is a section of mound No. 8in Mound City. In the number and value of its relics, thismound far exceeds any hitherto explored. It… … Fig. 2. Mound No. 8, after Squier & Davis. stratum and the deposit in the basin occurred a layer a fewinches thick, of burned loam. The altar itself, Fig. 38 (repro-duced as Fig. 3) was somewhat singular, though quite regularin shape. In length it was six feet two inches, in width fourfeet. At…

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