ABORIGINAL SITES ON TENNESSEE RIVER. 257 
MOUNDS ABOVE NANCE’s REEF, LAUDERDALE County, ALABAMA. 
About one-half mile above Nance’s Reef, one of the most dangerous parts 
of Tennessee river, on property belonging to Mr. W. F. Harrison, who resides 
on it, is a mound on high ground, in full view from the river, about 110 feet 
across its base of irregular outline, and 8 feet 9 inches high. This mound, 
mainly of clay, had been plowed over for many years, making it hard to deter- 
mine what its original shape had been. Seemingly, however, it had belonged 
to the domiciliary class. 
Fic. 34.— Vessel of earthenware. Sycamore Landing, Ala. (Height 5.1 inches.) 
The mound, at the time of our visit, was covered with growing wheat, but 
arrangements were made to put down a hole 10 feet square. The excavation, 
however, was abandoned before the base was reached. 
About one-half mile easterly from this mound is a low rise largely of shell, 
which we did not investigate. 
MOUND NEAR SYCAMORE LANDING, LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA. 
Almost at the water’s edge, in full view from the river, about .4 mile above 
Sycamore Landing, is a mound on property of which Mr. J. H. Gilchrist, of 
Courtland, Ala., is owner. The mound, 6 feet 8 inches high, with diameters 
of 65 and 75 feet, evidently has been quadrilateral and still has a flat top—doubt- 
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