Mound State Monument, Moundville, Alabama

by Alabama Museum of Natural History

ERSKINE RAMSAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER

Already constructed through the generosity of Dr. Erskine Ramsay, Birmingham, Alabama, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Regents of the Museum, is a large and spacious laboratory building, in which all archaeological material comprising the Museum’s vast collection is suitably and adequately housed. Space is available for students to study any phase of the subject in which they may be interested. (See photograph on [page 20].)

Also completed in the Research Center is one cottage in which a married student might be housed during the period of his studies.

Yet to be constructed are two cottages, a dormitory for unmarried students, and a house for the resident archaeologist.

MOUND “B” AND VISITORS.

RESTORED PREHISTORIC LAKE AT MOUND STATE MONUMENT.

The Archaeological Museum

Arrangement.

The archaeological museum houses an exhibit hall and two in situ burial groups. The exhibit hall makes up the main part of the building. The in situ burial groups are enclosed in wings at the north and south ends of the exhibit hall.