. The Antiquarian [serial]. t work aretwo small ones; one of them is a perfect cir-cle, 350 feet in diameter, bounded by a sin-gle slight wall, with a gateway opening tothe west; the other a semi-circular enclos-ure, 2000 feet in circumference, bounded bya slight circumvallation and ditch as repre-sented in the plan. Within this last enclos-ure are 7 mounds; 3 of which are joined to-gether, forming a continuous elevation 30feet high by 500 feet long, and 180broad at the base. The ground withinthis work appears to be elevated above thegeneral level of the plain, whether design-edly or by the wa
. The Antiquarian [serial]. t work aretwo small ones; one of them is a perfect cir-cle, 350 feet in diameter, bounded by a sin-gle slight wall, with a gateway opening tothe west; the other a semi-circular enclos-ure, 2000 feet in circumference, bounded bya slight circumvallation and ditch as repre-sented in the plan. Within this last enclos-ure are 7 mounds; 3 of which are joined to-gether, forming a continuous elevation 30feet high by 500 feet long, and 180broad at the base. The ground withinthis work appears to be elevated above thegeneral level of the plain, whether design-edly or by the wasting of the mounds, it isimpossible to say. There are other moundsat the points indicated by the plan, most ofwhich have been explored; with what re-sults will appear in the chapter on may, nevertheless, be proper to remarkthat nearly all the mounds examined wereplaces of sacrifice, containing altars; thusconfirming the opinion already confidentlyexpressed respecting the character of thework. THE ANTIQUARIAN. 117. a* h ^ V•» ^:. I kk •i. * i 118 THE ANTIQUARIAN. Where the defenses descend fromthe table lands to the left is a gul-ly or torrent bed, which, before theconstruction of this work, kept thecourse indicated by the dotted line was turned by the builders from its nat-ural channel into the ditch, along which itstill runs for a considerable distance; but atone place it has broken over the wall, oblit-erating it for nearly 200 feet. It is dry atmost seasons of the year, and, unless muchswollen by the rains, keeps the course of theditch, terminating in a deep gully, formedby the flow of water from a copious and un-failing spring. This gully is made to an-swer as a ditch, for the space yet interveningto the edge of the terrace. It is 15 feet deepby 60 or 70 wide. In several other instancesthis artificial change in watercourses hasbeen observed. The gateways of this work are six innumber; one opening into the smaller en-closure to the east, 2 upon the table
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