The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-17
THEY PRACTICED CREMATION
New and Important Fact in Regard to tn
Mound builders.

Cincinnati, June ia remarkable
find Of prehistoric skeletons was made
by Professor Clarence Loveberry few
days ago near Ringgold, Pickaway
county, Ohio. The discovery estab-
fishes the fact that the mound builders
crenatories. Professor Lov~berry is
assistant cruator OF the Ohio S:ase Arch
aerlogical and Historical Society. This
discovery will bring him lasting fame.
for il has been equalled only by the fam
Gus Hopewell finds. The Professor re-
lates the story in the following state
ment over his own signature:
"The group upon which worked for
several weeks before making the dis
eovery OF the skeletons Of the mound
builders IS located on the farm OF Dll-
dine Snyder. near East Ringgold. In
Pickaway county. The group OF mounds
is located on a hill over a hundred and
fifty feet In height, commanding a beau
tiful outlook over the surrounding val
leys. and consisting OF stone mound. 4
circle OF half stone and half clay and a
clay mound, the circle forming the con-
Meeting link between the stone mound on
the wes. and the earth mound on the
east. The stone mound is twelve feet
high and 10 fee. in diameter The cir
Gle is 10 feet in diameter and the clay
mound los feet in diameter.
About 20 feet east OF the group is an
other circle 150 feet in diameter. With
tt, Io - n 4-o nh 50
large platform about three feet lower
than the outer bank and perfectly level
on the surface. The hill curves around
hiding part OF t,le vieT. On ;he outer
bank. about 200 yards east cf this circle.
10 another clay mound Il Zee. high ard
100 fee. In diameter North os this
mound is third circle. 80 feet In diane
ter This circle and mound are gen
orally considered part OF he snake den
long 20 s.
we commenced work first on The
earth mound. running trench from east
70 ives: ten feet IN width. We dug n
about twenty feet. making an eIcava-
ton about twenty feet square. A. Che
bottom ot the mound re found eigfyt
skeletons. The skeletons being those ~
seven adults end one child. With ne
chni's skeleton we found a handsome
bone a~I ard a sTnsH piece os graphite.
A piece o. pottery and some nint knives
and disks we're found with he other
bones
Leaving the earn mound. txo % our
party started 20 work On ne circle. one
81 the gest side ani ole On ;be sos;a
Aster some q ggfng On TIE sy5-1 slde.
layer o large black stones WAS removed.
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