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3-mm hole bored through the broad end. In size they are practically 

 identical, with a length of 120 mm, a greatest width of 21.5 mm. 

 and a minimum width of 9 mm. The shell itself is 5 mm in thickness 

 in the heaviest part. The texture of the shell is smooth, having a dull, 

 chalky white color on the ventral surface and a little more luster on 

 the dorsal side. The material is firm and in good condition. The two 

 holes have been bored from the ventral side of the shell, having a 

 crater of 5 mm and an actual aperture of 3 mm. The entire specimen 

 in each case presents a smooth, well-polished appearance. 



Besides the above large specimens, eight complete and three broken 

 pendants of a smaller and somewhat different type were recovered. 

 These range in length from 30 to 70 mm and rather suggest imitation 

 animal teeth or claws. All are perforated for attachment, probably 

 to a necklace (pi. 9, fig. 2, i, j, I, in, n). They are smoothly polished 

 with neatly bored holes and fall into two main classes, an oval, well- 

 rounded form (pi. 9, fig. 2, i, I) and a more triangular type with 

 straight sides (pi. 9, fig. 2, ;", m, n). Several of these are much 

 eroded, apparently as the result of exposure. Since the majority were 

 found in place, undisturbed by later digging, it is probable that the 

 exposure occurred before they were placed in the ossuary. One of 

 these (pi. 9, fig. 2, i) appears to have been made of bone but is of the 

 same shape as the others. This last specimen recalls a similar though 

 much eroded bone pendant from house i, Lost Creek (pi. 9, fig. 2, k). 



In all, 85 cylindrical shell beads, all with well-bored holes for 

 stringing, were recovered. They were scattered throughout the pit 

 but occasionally occurred in groups of 12 or less. None were found 

 in alignment suggesting definite strings. They are of various sizes, 

 the largest being 15 mm in diameter with a 4-mm hole, the smallest 

 6 mm in diameter with a 3.5-mm hole. In each case the beads were 

 flat on both sides and had vertical edges. The type is illustrated (pi. 

 II, fig. 2, c), although these particular beads come from another site. 

 Many of the beads from the Graham ossuary are stained rusty red 

 and have been considerably eroded by previous exposure. Some of 

 them occurred in recently disturl:)ed soil but many were from un- 

 disturbed areas. As in the case of other artifacts previously dis- 

 cussed, it would appear that the beads had been exposed for a 

 considerable period prior to their deposition in the ossuary pit. 



There are nine cylindrical shell beads, the longest 20 mm with a 

 diameter cf 11 mm, and the shortest 10 mm with a diameter of 7 mm 

 (pi. II, fig. 2, e). Holes have been bored from each end and taper 

 markedly toward the center in all but one bead. The latter has a 

 straight 5-mm hole through one half, meeting a straight 3-mm hole 



