Identifier: ohioarchologic21ohio (find matches)
Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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mound into thirds, two-thirds being inthe barnyard and one-third in the orchard. The two-thirds inthe barnyard was examined. A fruit tree was growing upon theportion extending into the orchard, and this was not disturbed.The director of the survey feels under many obligations to Mr.Werneke for his kindness in permitting this examination. The Werneke mound was not a large one, being three feeteight inches high at the center, gradually sloping in all directions,with an average diameter of twenty-one feet. Two cremated burials were found in this mound. One uponthe base line nearthe center. Two celts and one spear point anda quantity of flint spawls were placed with the burial. One celtwas made of slate with the cutting edge finely polished. The Archaeological Remains of Jackson County. 211 second celt was rudely chipped of ferruginous sandstone. Thespear point was four and three-eighths inches long, with astemmed and shouldered base, and showed excellent workman-ship in its manufacture.
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Fig. 18—Drawing of Petroglyphs at Wellsville. V* The second cremated burial was placed eighteen inches abovethe base of the mound. With the cremated remains were placeda broken pipe made of limestone, the stem of the pipe is four andone-half inches long; one copper bracelet, one-fourth inch thick at 212 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. the center, gradually tapering to the end, see Fig. 12; one finelymade hematite hemisphere, one and one-half inches in diameter,see Fig. 13; one flat sandstone, two and five-eighths inches bythree and three-quarter inches and one-half inch thick, used forgrinding or polishing; one flint drill, three inches in length, andsix small arrowheads. The mound also contained a number ofsmall caches of broken flint. Also a small cache of hematitepaint ground ready for use. The two mounds examined upon Mr. Wernekes farm con-tained burials from the Hopewell culture, as evidenced by themortuary customs and the artifacts placed in the burials. INDIAN GRAV

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