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all within 3 feet of the surface. These were secondary interments and 

 in no instance was the skeleton complete. Ohjects accompanying the 

 burials were scarce, consisting only of glass beads, an unidentified iron 

 object with crude repousse designs upon it, perforated Area shells and 

 conch shell cups. 



After completing the work in Ten Thousand Islands the writer 

 proceeded to Lacoochee, Florida, where a mound on the south bank 

 of the Withlacoochee River was excavated. Upon the completion of 

 this task a site was selected at Safety Harbor, at the head of Old 

 Tampa Bay, where excavations were undertaken on the property of 



Fig. 149. — With the top of the mound removed. Showing the method of 

 excavation of the Safety Harbor burial mound. The men are standing on 

 an ancient ash bed at the base of the structure. 



Col. Thomas Palmer, to whose interest is due the preservation of this 

 interesting mound group. Permission was generously given to the 

 Bureau for the excavation of the large burial mound. 



The principal mound of the group is a large, flat-topped shell mound 

 with precipitous sides. The waters of the bay have gradually en- 

 croached upon the site until the northern and eastern edges of the 

 mound are but a few yards from the water. Extending eastward from 

 the mound is a long sand spit which was formerly dry land and the 

 site of part of the village to which the mound belonged. Fifty yards 

 west of the large mound is a small shell mound about 7 feet high, 

 while 50 yards west of this is a low circular shell mound 45 feet in 

 diameter. 



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