ANCIENT BURYING GROUND IN


TENNESSEE.
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In the county OF White, State OF Tenn,
near the town of Sparta. there have been
discovered there burying grounds. where
a very small people are deposited in tombs
(coffiins) of stone. The greatest length Of
the skeletons is nineteen inches. Some OF
these people appear to have lived to great
age, their teeth being worn smooth end
short, while others are full and long. Ma
ny of the tombs (graves) have been opened
and the skeletons examined. The graves
are abouttwo feet deep,the collins are made
of stone by having fiat stone at the bottom.
one at each end. and one over the corpse
The dead are all buried with their heads to-
wards the east, and in regular order. laid
on their backs, and their hands on their
breasts.


In the bend ofihe left arm is found
cruise or mug. made of ground stone or
she'll OF gray color. in which Is found one
lwo and three shells, supposed to be sea
shells One Of these skeletons had about
the neck 40 pearl beads. The bones found
in these graves are strong and we'll sci. and
the whole frame appears 10 be well formed,
and IN good proportion. There are many
of these ancient burying grounds Near
the one which has been examined are
signs of an ancient Town Weskty Rert-ie