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cause park authorities dug into tlie mound some 35 years ago and 

 removed part of tlie timbers and most of the bones. Indications 

 were, however, that the pit had been approximately 14 feet long and 

 33 inches wide, and the bones were 1 foot below the top log. Heavy 

 cross timbers of Cyprus, approximatel}^ 8 inches in diameter, had 

 supported heavy slabs of cypress or chestnut timber extending the 

 long way of the pit. It was from this tomb that the large red stone 

 effigy pipe of a squatting Indian which C. B. Moore figured and de- 

 scribed in his report on Tennessee is reputed to have come. There is 

 some question as to whether this specimen actually came from this 

 site. 



Two of the domiciliary mounds were trenched to verify their iden- 

 tification as such. Interesting information was obtained as to the 

 manner in which they were erected, and it was noted that one of 

 them had been placed over the remains of a circular wattle and daub 

 dwelling. No specimens were found in them, and no traces of 

 buildings were noted on their tops. These mounds are roughly 

 rectangular in form and have flat tops ; the burial mound was oval 

 and rounded on top. There were no indications of ramps or ap- 

 proaches leading to the tops of the mounds. The other four mounds 

 were not touched. 



Specimens recovered from the excavations consist of several re- 

 storable pieces of pottery; large quantities of potsherds; stone im- 

 plements, such as knife blades, drills, spearheads and arrowheads, 

 celts, and scrapers; bone implements; shell ornaments; and plaques 

 of mica. No copper was found, although objects made from it 

 have been reported from other sites in the immediate vicinity. The 

 pottery shows an approximately even division between that with 

 shell-tempering and a ware in which grit was used as a binder. 

 Stratification indicates that grit-tempering w^as the older form, al- 

 though it continued in use after the appearance of the shell. There 

 was a great quantity of smooth-surfaced ware; an appreciable 

 amount of cord-marked pottery, most of which was grit-tempered; 

 some with basket impressions; scarified surfaces of the type asso- 

 ciated with the Fort Ancient Culture in Ohio; and some paddle- 

 marked ware. A few fragments of the Arkansas type of red ware 

 were found. There was no indication either of effigy vessels or 

 of containers with supplemental effigy features. Numerous frag- 

 ments from large " salt pan " vessels are present in the collection 

 of potsherds. These are of both the smooth-surfaced and textile- 

 marked varieties. One of the main features of the pottery speci- 

 mens is the large number and variety of handles and handle types 

 present. Practically all common forms of Mississippi Valley spear- 

 heads and arrowheads, knife blades, and scrapers are in the collec- 



