CERTAIN ABORIGINAL MOUNDS OF THE GEORGIA COAST. 11 



Low Mound near Fairview, Camden County. 



In pine woods, about one-quarter of a mile in a northerly direction from the 

 preceding mound, on property of Mr. Robert H. Frohock, to whom our acknowledge- 

 ments for permission to dig, are herewith tendered, was a mound 2 feet 5 inches in 

 height and 34 feet across the base. 



The northern half was completely dug through. Considerable charcoal and 

 fireplaces lay seemingly on the base. 



Several bunched burials and fragments of human bones were met with at 

 various points. Nothing in the way of art relics was encountered with the excep- 

 tion of about one-half of a small and gracefully-shaped vessel of earthenware and 

 several sherds, most of which bore an incised cross-hatched decoration. 



Mound near Woodbine, Camden County. 



About three-quarters of a mile in a westerly direction from the town of 

 Woodbine near the Satilla river, is Bedell's Landing. About one-quarter of a 

 mile south of the landing is a very symmetrical mound 4 feet 9 inches in height 

 and 40 feet across the base. A number of large hickories are on the eastern side 

 and these were left standing through a natural desire on the part of the owner of 

 the large plantation on which the mound is situated to preserve the earthwork as 

 a landmark. About two-thirds of the cubic contents of the mound were displaced 

 and subsequently returned, leaving the mound in appearance as we found it. 



Our thanks are tendered to Mr. J. K. Bedell, the owner, for full permission to 

 investigate, a courtesy which, considering the proximity of the mound to his home- 

 stead, might have reasonably been declined. 



The mound was composed of light-brownish sand with a slight admixture of 

 clay. A vertical section of the mound from the summit plateau to where traces of 

 human handiwork came to an end, had a height of 6 feet. 



The usual fireplaces and admixture of charcoal with the sand were encountered. 

 The mound had probably at an earlier period lost somewhat in height and had been 

 considerably disturbed within recent years through use as a place for burial. In 

 fact, at the present time, but 35 yards distant, are numerous graves dating from the 

 last half of the present century, and several intrusive burials, doubtless of this 

 period, were discovered in the mound. One skeleton, the bones of which still had 

 a raw appearance, had, near the pelvis, two brass buttons apparently belonging to 

 ail old fashioned " dress coat," while another had iron nails, probably belonging to 

 the coffin, in close proximity. The intrusive skeletons were buried at length and 

 considerable care had been bestowed in the arrangement of the bodies., in one 

 instance the hands being folded at the waist. 



Original burials numbered about two dozen and were so badly decayed that in 

 the case of some the method of interment was not determinable. When unmis- 

 takably identified as to position the bones were found in anatomical order. The 

 bodies had been variously Hexed. These interments were found from 1.5 feet from 



