All of these pieces were found in 1939 and reported in Scientific American in 1940 and American Antiquity in 1945. The site is unique in that the mound contained an internal stone effigy of a bird made of white stones. There was an extended burial on each wing with crushed human skulls laid at the feet. Within the mound, and southeast of the effigy was a horseshoe-shaped enclosure made of sandstone slabs. The center slab was covered with red ochre and another deposit of crushed skulls; the pictured celt matched up to the abrasion marks found on the slab. I have given several talks on the mound and the significance of the internal effigy.
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