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Unearth Human Skulls With Massive Jaws and Long Teeth—Find Arrowheads. Skeletons of what are presumed too have been sun worshippers, who in habited this country long before the Christian era were uncovered at Pop lar Bluff, Mo., by M. J. Sparkman one mile north of the city limits. Arrow heads and a skull were found near the surface several days ago, and when they were brought to town cur iosity led Sparkman to investigate further to see what race had placed the arrow heads there. They are dif ferent from those used by the Indians and the skull was small, with very large jaws and teeth, which led local scientists to believe they belonged to a race that lived in these regions many years before the Indians. Since the first discovery many more skeletons were uncovered and brought to town. Some of them are well pre served, while others could not be tak en from the earth. Apparently the place where they were found was us ed as a burial ground. The skeletons all faced the east and near the head traces of burned charcoal could be found. It was the custom of the sun worshippers to make a burnt offering to their dead and to place the body facing the east. The skull is small, indicating that the people once inhabiting this territory were of a low intelligence and pos sessed of massive jaws with which to tear the flesh from the wild beasts they ate. The jaw bones are large enough to indicate that the people were of unusual build and must have resembled the beasts that inhabit the tropics today. The teeth are lone and well preserved. Every tribe of the worshippers had an idol, generally composed of bur nished gold and jewels of untold val ne. If it is possible the discoveries made are the skeletons of this pre historic sun worshipping tribe of heathens, Mr. Sparkman thinks he will find one of these idols. He says he will continue his search until he gets all of the skeletons and other curiosities from the land.
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Elyria Chronicle
Elyria, Ohio, US
Sat, Nov 27, 1915
Page 7
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