Record #:

31593

Author(s):

Hogue, S. Homes

Abstract:

: In southeastern North Carolina the remains of what could have been ossuary burial practices have been observed since the late 1800s. In 1884 J. A. Holmes observed that the burial mounds in Duplin, Sampson, Robeson, Cumberland, and southern Wake counties had certain common characteristics. In this article Hogue outlines methods for analyzing the skeletal material found in these ossuaries.

Source:

Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 29 Issue , Oct 1977, p2-22, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Burial mounds; Burial customs--North Carolina--Prehistoric; Duplin County--History; Wake County--History; Cumberland County--History; Robeson County--History; Sampson County--History