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The publication referred to below Mr. Clarence B. Moore gives us another of his very careful descriptions of the systematic excavations he is undertaking in the Mississippi valley, and, as usual, it is profusely illustrated with most excellent photographs and coloured plates. By these investigations and the superb way in which he publishes his results, Mr. Moore is laying a sure foundation for future generalisations. The last year's work covered 519 miles of the Red River from its confluence with the Mississippi. Few burial places were found in Louisiana, as these were mainly in the often flooded level ground, and the artificial mounds were erected for places of residence; since most of the finds are obtained from graves the spoil was not very large, and as many of the mounds are now utilised they could not be satisfactorily investigated.
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Some Aboriginal Sites on Red River By Clarence B. Moore . Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, xiv., 1912.
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HADDON, A. The Archoælogical Investigations in the Mississippi Region 1 . Nature 92, 18–19 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/092018c0
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