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1879. } Notes on a Lost Race of America. II 
We would suggest the theory that these mounds were formed 
in the same way asyour present sand hills along the Atlantic 
coast, and that in their sheltered position in Tampa bay, their 
form was preserved during the series of depressions of the coast 
by the shelly deposits made upon them by their inhabitants. 
‘In digging into the sides of the Fort Brooke mound, we dis- 
covered the position of the original fire places, and in their ashes 
we found that the largest proportion of animal remains consisted 
of those of mankind. The longer bones, and especially the flat- 
tened tibiz were charred and split; these were intermixed with 
those of the dog, deer and also burned oyster shells and portions 
of the common edible sea crab. 
These incremations of human remains by the mound-builders, 
were evidently for the purpose of preparing food; at least we 
would so judge from the fact that the marrow bones are charred 
and split. We have then here the kitchen of a race of cannibals. 
The pottery of the mound found near the former fire-places 
and also the implements, are very primitive; the latter consist of 
arrow heads, and in the former, which is generally plain in style, 
although now and then a few pieces of an ornamented pottery 
marked with chevron lines are found, the typical forms of the 
eastern mound group of Florida generally prevails. 
The Cedar Key group of Florida is not contemporary with 
the shell mounds of Tampa, at least we would so judge after our 
investigations of that group with our friend Mr. Calkins, of Chi- 
cago. The pottery of the Cedar Key group is certainly much 
more ornamented than the former; this taken in connection with 
the number of implements found in these mounds by Mr. Calkins 
would certainly show a higher degree of advancement. 
The habits, ceremonies and manner of interment of this lost 
race are parallel with those of the ancient Danes. These people 
constructed artificial hills for the sepulchre of their kings. The 
cannibalistic habits are similar to those of the Troglodytes found 
in the caverns of Mount Chauvaux in the province of Namur, 
Belgium. | 
1 Pascalis, an Exposition of the Danger of Interment in Cities, p. 12. 
