Excavating Ohio's Ancient Giant Queen at Chillicothe, Ohio
Prehistoric
America, 1911
Under
a mound at Chillicothe, the skeleton was discovered of a very tall
woman who died young; her teeth were all intact, and at her feet
lay the bones of a child. Beneath these human remains was greasy
black earth, in which the microscope has revealed remains of animal
matter and heaps of cinders. Further excavations brought to light a
great many other bones. It is uncertain whether they were those of
unfortunates offered up in sanguinary rites, or merely of those whose
remains had been subjected to cremation as a mark of
respect. All the bodies lay on the left side, and by each one was
placed a vessel full of food, which would hardly have been provided
for victims. These are very characteristic funeral rites.
