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l»ecaliar, imperfect skull, apparently that of a dog, was fouud, facing the 

 southwest. Near this skull, aud 7 inches below, were found quite closely 

 associated five bundles of leg aud arm bones similar to those found in 

 other mounds of this series already described. In three cases a skull 

 (crushed) had been placed on the west end of the bundles of bones, 

 and in one instance a skull had been placed between two of these bun- 

 dles. TJnderueath the west end of the north bundle was one-half of a 

 lower jaw still retaining the teeth. The skull between the bundles had 

 been placed on its right side, with mouth wide open, facing the north- 

 west; scattered in the soil near it were numbers of its teeth, indicating 

 that they had dropped out before being covered with earth. All the 

 bundles of bones lay directed in an east, northeast, or southeast direc- 

 tion, none of them outside of the radius of the rising sun at some period 

 of the year. In all but two instances the bones occuiDied a horizontal 

 position ; but in two cases they sloped upward in an easterly direction 

 at an angle of several degrees. Seven inches below the dog skull, nu- 

 merous pieces of ribs and other small bones were found, which had been 

 thrown in promiscuously. All the skulls were rather thick, jaws and 

 tee't h large and strong. Some of the bones were those of very old in- 

 dividuals, while tbe majority were those of young adult persons. As- 

 sociated with the human remains, and scattered through the mound, 

 were numerous pieces of burned clay aud charcoal which had been 

 brought in. This charcoal was of oak of the same species as now 

 grows in the region. Six inches below the surface of the mound two 

 large slabs of water-worn (Devonian) limestone were fouud. These 

 •were obtained from the Cedar Eiver, near by. 





Fig. 3. — Diagram of mound No. 14. Human boues and crania. (1) Scattered fragf* 

 ments of rib aud other small boues; (•<}) akull of a dog 10 iuohes below the surface 

 pf the TOOund; (8) scattered fragments of charcoal au(| l)urRed play, 



