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edly held ends of poles serving as rafters. . . . There were present 
in the floor of the structure numerous circular holes representing 
ends of former supports, some of which probably upheld the roof.” 
Near the center of the floor was a large firebed, six feet in diameter; 
east of it was a mass of clay “‘like a seat, circular with rounded top, 
9 in. in height and 1 ft. 4 in. in diameter.”” The skeleton of a child 
was found fourteen inches below the floor, a short distance southeast 
of the central fireplace. Evidently the shell and clay mound had 
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Fic. 11.—Plan ofa n ancient structure in Beaufort County, South Carolina, 
been intentionally raised over the ancient house. (Moore, (1), pp. 
152-162.) 
Few objects were discovered in the mound, or associated with the 
ruin, and nothing of European origin was encountered, therefore there 
is no way to approximate the age of the ancient structure, which may, 
however, belong to the period of the long house of Oviedo, and they 
may not have been many miles apart. Ruins of other structures 
may be covered by some of the many shell mounds scattered along 
the coast, to be revealed at some future time. 
The tribe or tribes of southern Florida, whose identification and 
connection linguistically with other tribes has not been determined, 
