COLLECTION FROM ARKANSAS COUNTY. 



MOUNDS AT ARKANSAS POST. 



A group of well-known mounds is situated on the farm of the late 

 Frank Meuard, 8 miles south-east of the village of Arkansas Post. 



The largest mound is 905 feet in circumference at the top and con- 

 siderably larger at the base. The slopes are covered with trees and 

 bushes. 



This mound had already been dug into quite extensively, and it was 

 thought useless to explore it further. Connected with this mound by a 

 ridge of earth 300 feet long and 20 feet across, is a small circular mound, 

 15 feet high and 45 feet in diameter, which bore evidence of having 

 been occupied by houses. 



AKTK'LES OP CLAY. 



Near the middle of the connecting ridge, just under the soil, a layer 

 of burnt clay, about 5 or 6 feet in diameter, was found. At one side, 

 imbedded in the debris of clay, a large quantity of fragments of earthen 

 vessels was discovered. They comprise a number of bowls of various 

 sizes, which are all quite new-looking, and are of a type of ware quite 

 distinct from that found in the fields and graves of the same locality. 

 ^Restorations of a large number have been made, and the collection 

 proves to be extremely interesting. 



The collector argues, from the position of the fragmentary vessels, 

 that they had been placed by their owners upon the roof of the house, 

 which, he surmises, was destroyed by fire. 



03040, 63034, G3170, 63421, 65412, 65409, 65422, 65405. Plain bowls of 

 yellowish-gray ware, restored from fragments described 

 above. They are wide and shallow, and somewhat conical 

 below; hand-made, and without polish. Composed of clay, 

 tempered with pulverized shell. The walls ai*e usually quite 

 thin. Diameter 10 to 13 inches. Height 3 to 6 inches. 



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