Surrounding the Menard mound is a field containing about twenty acres,
which appears at one time to have been the site of a great number of
dwellings, as, at a depth of from 1 to 2 feet, layers of burned clay are
found. This field seems also to have been a great cemetery, as the
remains of skeletons are found in great numbers.
Pottery is found in great abundance. It has, as a rule, been deposited
near the heads of the dead, but no ornaments or implements have been
discovered with the remains. The frequent plowing of the field has
destroyed many earthen vessels, the interments having been made quite
near the surface. It is a noticeable fact that the pottery from these
graves is of a character quite distinct from that of the mound. It is of
the class of ware so common in this region.