Archaeological Explorations near 3IadisonviUe, Ohio, 47 



elkliorn. About six feet south of this spot, six skeletous were ex- 

 humed within a space of about four feet square, and in this excavation 

 three entire and four broken vessels were found. 



Tuesda\', April 1st. On this date work was begun under the auspices 

 of the Literar}^ and Scientific Society of jMadisonville. Heretofore the 

 excavations had been made by individuals, irregularly-, all over the 

 plateau, but the importance and extent of the cemetery so evidently 

 required co operation and systematic exploration in order to obtain 

 the best scientific results, that the society unanimously resolved to 

 carr}' on the work, the proprietors of the ground, Messrs. A, J. and 

 Charles K. Ferris having granted to it the exclusive privilege of making 

 a thorough exploration of the entire tract. 



In accordance with the plan adoi)tecl, Dj\ Metz, who had kindl}' con- 

 sented to superintend the work, began a trench on the south edge of 

 the plateau running north and south; in this trench, about two feet 

 below the surface, an inverted vessel resting on a skull was found, 

 and upon removing this vessel another was seen immediately to the 

 left of the cranium; these vessels were almost entire; four inches to the 

 right of the skull, the cranium of a child was uncovered, and near it 

 was found a broken vessel. On taking up the fragments of the 

 vessel,- a third cranium was discovered, and beneath this a fourth, 

 both much decayed, and another vessel was found nenr these skulls, 

 making, in all, four crania, four vessels, and several flint implements 

 taken from a space not more than four and a half feet squai'e. Next d^y a 

 trench four feet wide, running east along the south edge of the plateau, 

 was commenced and continued thirteen feet, and from it one skeleton 

 was taken, an imperfect vessel, and a polished, ungrooved stone axe. 



Fig. 5. Stone Pipe (Joseph Cox, Jr.) 



A group of remains was here discovered, and the excavation was en- 

 larged to about nine feet square. From this excavation, seven crania 



