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line, as shown in plate 37, b. The plot of the Harris site, showing 

 location of mounds and distance from the river, is presented in 

 figure 28. 



Mound No. 1 



Mound No. 1, which was 70 feet in diameter, was approximately 

 circular. Long-continued erosion had made it impossible to estimate 

 either the original size or height of this mound. It was built of 



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 GENERAL OUTLAY 



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200 100 O 



200 



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Figure 28. 



mixed red and yellow clays and contained bits of charcoal, some shell, 

 and scattered potsherds, all of which seemed to indicate that in part, 

 at least, the earth forming this mound had been gathered from an old 

 village site. Upon excavation, a definite humus line was found which 

 marked the original earth surface. Scattered post molds in the hard- 

 pan were revealed in great numbers and, in the southern half of the 

 mound, a definite structure was discovered. Figure 29 shows the 

 floor plan of Mound No. 1 and the distribution of post molds. Besides 

 the structures, there were two other interesting features. 



Feature No. 1 was a circular depression on the hardpan clay, beyond 

 the limit of the structure, in the southwest portion of the mound as 

 shown in figure 29. This depression, about 9 feet in diameter and 5 



