Mound-Builders
Mound-Builders
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One mound, which is 90 feet indiameter at the base and 7-1/2 feet in height, contained an altar, within the basin of which was found a layer of solid ashes threeinches thick, in which were numerous pieces of pottery andshell-beads. On the top of the altar was a layer of sand, then gravelfor two feet, then a thin layer of sand, then one foot of gravel.
Buried three feet below the apex of the mound, were found two welldeveloped and highly preserved skeletons, which, however, were notthose of Moun...d-builders, but rather of the Indians who were buriedthere long after the mounds were abandoned. One altar was covered by alayer of opaque mica, which must have been brought from a greatdistance. In the centre of the basin was found, besides numerous otherrelics, a large heap of burned human bones, which would indicate it analtar of human sacrifice. From other evidences, we may safely concludethat they were Sun or Fire-worshippers. As to the cause of thesealtars being afterwards changed into common mounds, it is difficult todetermine.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
One mound, which is 90 feet indiameter at the base and 7-1/2 feet in height, contained an altar, within the basin of which was found a layer of solid ashes threeinches thick, in which were numerous pieces of pottery andshell-beads. On the top of the altar was a layer of sand, then gravelfor two feet, then a thin layer of sand, then one foot of gravel.
Buried three feet below the apex of the mound, were found two welldeveloped and highly preserved skeletons, which, however, were notthose of Moun...d-builders, but rather of the Indians who were buriedthere long after the mounds were abandoned. One altar was covered by alayer of opaque mica, which must have been brought from a greatdistance. In the centre of the basin was found, besides numerous otherrelics, a large heap of burned human bones, which would indicate it analtar of human sacrifice. From other evidences, we may safely concludethat they were Sun or Fire-worshippers. As to the cause of thesealtars being afterwards changed into common mounds, it is difficult todetermine.
What to read after Mound-Builders?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Smyth William J. to read onlineMoreLess
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