ART. 32 



INDIAN" VILLAGE SITE IN MISSISSIPPI — COLLINS 



On the northeast side the trench lies at a slightly lower slope and a 

 part of it has been so completely eroded as to remove even the deeply 

 sunk post holes. These were usually 3 feet apart; their average 

 diameter was 6 inches and depth 12 to 24 inches. 



The entrance, represented by a break in the trench 38 inches wide, 

 was on the western periphery, a little south of west. 



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Figure 3. — Plan of House Ring No. 3 



As in No. 2, there was found a short incomplete section of an inner 

 trench of the same width as the outer one and containing post holes 

 of the usual dimensions. 



A rectangular fire pit. A, was 50 inches long, 26 inches wide, and 3 

 inches deep. B was a smaller but deeper pit, its dimensions being 

 32 by 26 inches and its depth 40 inches. Instead of ashes it was filled 

 with mixed clay and black earth containing a few potsherds, one of 

 which was found at the bottom. 



