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palisades and wooden towers were fonnd in the soil of these embank- 

 ments. 



This prehistoric town is notable for the artistic ability displayed 

 by the ancient man who planned the beautiful, terraced, bold central 

 hill with its fine plaza surmounted by towering Great ]Mound. No 

 other remains of ancient man have been found in our southeastern 



Fig. III.— Aeroplane view of northern side of central hill, showing Great 

 Mound. M, Plaza, P, faint traces of terraces at T, T, T. (Photograph by 

 Lieut. Norman McEwen.) 



United States which approach this Great Mound Group in an artistic 

 sense. On the other hand, the pottery and the stone artifacts are 

 somewhat ruder than those of the adjoining region. The remains of 

 about 15 mounds of various sizes were found on this site. 



While this great central mound top]iing the bold terraced hill formed 

 the most striking feature of this ancient town, there were within the 

 walls four other eminences whose summits had likewise been leveled 



