Re: Burial Ground Question

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Posted by Elaine on September 04, 2001 at 09:42:28:

In Reply to: Burial Ground Question posted by Vince on September 04, 2001 at 08:31:34:

: I was near Lancaster, PA this weekend and saw a hand drawn picture of an Indian Burial ground that had the skeleton above ground. Is this accurate? My thoughts were the body (or bodies) were below ground.

: Morbidly curious,
: Vince

Dear Morbidly Curious,

Historically speaking, eastern Indians, such as Pennsylvania's Seneca & numerous Algonquian inhabitants, generally buried their dead below ground. Burial scaffolds were the norm among the western plains Indians. This was one of those artistic licenses Michael Mann granted himself for LOTM. You can see the scaffold during the burial ground scene. Historical accuracy or cinematic effect? Always an issue for a filmmaker.

Elaine

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: : I was near Lancaster, PA this weekend and saw a hand drawn picture of an Indian Burial ground that had the skeleton above ground.  Is this accurate?  My thoughts were the body (or bodies) were below ground.

: : Morbidly curious,
: : Vince

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: Dear Morbidly Curious,

: Historically speaking, eastern Indians, such as Pennsylvania's Seneca & numerous Algonquian inhabitants, generally buried their dead below ground. Burial scaffolds were the norm among the western plains Indians. This was one of those artistic licenses Michael Mann granted himself for LOTM. You can see the scaffold during the burial ground scene. Historical accuracy or cinematic effect? Always an issue for a filmmaker.

: Elaine


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