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Woodland Burial Mounds in the North Carolina Sandhills and Southern Coastal Plain

Record #:
18592
Abstract:
In the Sandhills and southern Coastal Plain of North Carolina, a sand burial mound traditional emerged in the Woodland period. These mounds and the collective mortuary practice they represent are not well understood in North Carolina. This article discusses work at Fort Bragg and the social context for this tradition.
Source:
North Carolina Archaeology (NoCar E 78 S55 S6), Vol. 48 Issue , Oct 1999, p59-86, map, bibl, f