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MOUND EXPLORATIONS. 



in a circle, with a large one in the center, the circumference containing 

 twenty-three, somewhat regularly spaced. The diameter of this circle 

 was about 20 feet, with the door or entrance probably at 1. On the 

 other quarter, near the central shaft {d), the positions of the posts around 





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Fig. 279.— Plan of burials in mound No, 2, Lenoir group. 



6 indicate an irregular triangular structure of some kind. On tbe oppo- 

 site side there seems to have l^ecn. Judging by the remains of posts, a 

 small oval structure {e). 



Fig. 280.— Vertical section of mound Xo. 2, Lenoir group. 



a a, tlir toil layer of dark sandy soil, similar to that around the mound. 1^ foot thick. 



6 6, a thin layer of burnt yollow clay or cement, from 3 to 4 inches thick. 



c c, dark sandy soil, 2i feet thick. 



d d, a. second layer of burnt clay, 3 inches. 



<i c, dark sandy soil, IJ feet thick. 



//, a third ]ay<r of burnt clay, 3 inches thick. 



g g, dark, mucky soil, resting ou the original surface of the ground. 



h. the central shaft of alternate layers of burnt clay and ashea. 



iii i, remains of upright cedar posts. 



