 According to John S. Clark , a surveyor and historian active in the area until the early twentieth century , the topography and size of the site were appropriate to correspond with Brûlé 's description of Carantouan ; Brûlé described a palisaded town , populated by approximately 800 warriors and 4 @,@ 000 individuals in total . He also described the dwellings and fortifications as being similar to those utilized by the Wyandot people . Clark 's conclusions were based in part on surveys he conducted at the site in 1878 , when he observed what he believed were fortifications atop the hill . Amateur archaeologist Ellsworth C. Cowles conducted an excavation at the base of the hill in 1932 , uncovering what he described as " seventy five postholes extending east and west , " as well as the " effigy of a huge animal . " 
 According to John S. Clark , a surveyor and historian active in the area until the early twentieth century , the topography and size of the site <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> appropriate to correspond with Brûlé <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>description of Carantouan ; Brûlé described a palisaded town , populated by approximately 800 warriors and 4 @,@ 000 individuals in total . He also described the dwellings and fortifications as being similar to those utilized by the Wyandot people . Clark <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>conclusions <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> based in part on surveys he conducted at the site in 1878 , when he observed what he believed <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> fortifications atop the hill . Amateur archaeologist Ellsworth C. Cowles conducted an excavation at the base of the hill in 1932 , uncovering what he described as " seventy five postholes extending east and west , " as well as the " effigy of a huge animal . " 
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