he barrows of Europe, they were probably
erected only over the bodies of the chiefs and priests, the wise men,
and warriors of the tribe. The amount of work required for the erection
of a mound was too great to provide one for every person. The greater
number of the dead were deposited elsewhere than in mounds, but it is
doubtful whether we can always distinguish the prehistoric burial places
from those of the later Indians. An ancient cemetery, discovered near
Madisonville, Ohio, proved to be a most interesting find, as it was
thought to be a burial place of the Mound Builders,<27> but it seems
there is strong doubt on this point. One writer thinks this was a
cemetery of the Erie tribe of Indians, and not very ancient in date.<28>

In Tennessee are to be found numerous burial places known as the
stone-grave cemeteries. Stone graves of a similar character are found in
Kentucky, Ohio, and Missouri. These are as yet but few facts which can
be used as indicating that all the stone graves are of one people. Many
of these cemeteries are of great antiquity, while similar stone graves
are of quite recent date. In some places the cemeteries cover very large
areas.

Illustration of Terraced Mound.-------------

We have now to describe a class of mounds that are always regarded with
great interest, as a number of our scholars think they see in them the
connecting link between the remains in this country and those of Mexico
and the South. These are generally known as "temple mounds," from the
common impression that they were sites of temples or public buildings.
In general terms, mounds of this class are distinguished by their large
size and regularity of form, and they always have a flat or level top.
On one side there is generally a graded way leading up to the summit, in
some instances several such methods of approach. Sometimes the sides of
the mound are terraced off into separate stages.<29>

We have already noticed that different sections of country are
distinguished by different classes of mound remains. In the present
State of Ohio are found many altar mounds and inclosures. In the West
are large numbers of burial mounds, but the so-called temple mounds are
most numerous in the South. At one place in Wisconsin is found a
low embankment inclosing four low mounds with leveled tops. But the
resemblance between these and the regular temple mounds is certainly
slight. Only a few instances of these flat-topped mounds are