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southeast was exliumed; with this was found a broken vessel, a 

 grooved stone hammer with a -|- on each end, and one triangular arrow- 

 head. 



Another skeleton, an adult, in horizontal position, head southeast, 

 was found directly northeast of the above; the broken vessel accom- 

 panjing this skeleton was placed at the top of the head; an ash pit 

 four feet nine inches in depth, and four feet in diameter, was also ex- 

 plored to-da3% and a fine gouge or chisel made of elkhorn, some bone awls, 

 and several fine flint implements were taken out. 



On Thursday, Jul}' 24, an adult female skeleton, in sitting position, 

 facing north, was found about two feet northwest of the above ash pit; 

 at the right side of this skeleton lay the skeleton of an infant, in hori- 

 zontal position, and about one foot west on the left lay another child's 

 skeleton, also in horizontal position. 



On Friday, another ash pit was found, four feet deep and three feet 

 three inches in diameter. Over this ash pit la}' a skull without the in- 

 ferior maxillae, and in the ash pit the bones of a single arm were found. 



Fig. 21 Shell Ornament (D. S. Hosbrook). 



at a depth of two feet. The next skeleton was situated about one foot 

 northwest of the ash pit. It was an adult, lying horizontally, head 

 west, and at the top of the head an oblong vessel, wilh four handles 

 placed differently from those of an^^ other ^et found — two at each 

 end, instead of being equidistant. Directl}' west of this last skel- 

 eton the remains of a child, in horizontal position, with head south- 

 east, were exhumed. A second ash pit was explored, and four other 

 skeletons were taken out during the day. 



From Jul}^ 28th to 31st five ash pits and six skeletons were discov- 

 ered. Of these, three found on the 31st were buried in a peculiar 



