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MOUND No. 37 



Mound No. 37 was the only lizard-shaped mound found in the 

 entire group. It was the first of a series of large effigy mounds 

 located east of the main division and separated from it by a small 

 ravine. The mounds in this eastern sub-group exhibited certain 

 peculiarities which differentiated them from the larger division. 



FIG. 16— PLAN OF MOUNDS NOS. 35 AND 36 



These were: 



1. The use of different ceremonial sands. 



2. The infrequency of burials. 



3. The size of the fire stratum extending in most cases over the 

 entire limits of the mound surface. 



This lizard trended E 1° N, with its tail extending part way 

 across the ravine. It was 80 feet in length, the short tail being only 



