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calcined bones lay in direct contact with others not burned, so that 

 the scorching probably took place elsewhere than in the final burial 

 chamber. 



Artifacts were few in number and, while undoubtedly inclusive, 

 are of no value in ascertaining the cultural affiliations of the remains 

 (pi. 35, o-e). Near skull 2 was a round quartzite pebble partly pecked 

 into a ball 54 mm. in diameter. Two smaller and less regular speci- 

 mens, with diameters of 49 and 37 mm., lay among the bones near the 

 north corner. A nicely finished fire-darkened antler rubbing tool, 

 107 mm. long by 26 mm. in greatest diameter, lay on the floor 4 inches 

 from the northeast and 20 inches from the northwest wall. The 

 proximal end is rounded and polished ; the distal end, slightly broken, 

 has been neatly cut off and rubbed. There was no pottery. 



Beneath a large slab at the outer end of the wing wall, which 

 formed the east side of the passageway, was a tiny cist about 8 inches 

 square (fig. 13, h). Its sides consisted of three small flat stones set 

 on edge, the fourth side being one of the slabs of the bottom course 

 in the entrance wall. The cist contained a few bones from a very 

 small child. It is uncertain whether this feature represents a part 

 of the original burial mound or whether it was added later, perhaps 

 by a group unrelated to the individuals and archeological horizon 

 represented in the central chamber. 



The general procedure followed in constructing this tomb seems 

 fairly clear. First, all topsoil had been removed so as to provide a 

 smooth, level, burial surface. Long flat slabs, evidently selected for 

 their regularity of shape, were then laid directly on this surface so 

 that the inside edges formed a square. Additional courses of stone, 

 to the number of three or four, were placed on this foundation, their 

 inner edges being laid plumb with those below. Less regularly 

 shaped boulders were laid and piled, or leaned, against the outside 

 of the wall until a thick strong enclosure resulted. Wing walls, 

 similarly built, flanked a narrow passage opening slightly east of 

 south. Whether the structure was ever roofed with poles or slabs 

 is unknown. Neither is it clear whether the passage was actually 

 functional or only ritualistic in purpose. The presence of stones in 

 the dirt within the enclosure suggests that slabs may once have 

 extended over the entire chamber, but there is nothing to show 

 whether they lay on a dirt fill or were elements in a roof which 

 sagged and finally collapsed to be subsequently buried by wind-blown 

 dust. 



Pearl Z>, E. — Two small mounds, both badly torn up in the year 

 prior to our digging, require only brief mention. D (fig. 12, 4) evi- 

 dently contained a rectangular chamber 9.7 by 6.8 feet, the long axis 

 nmning 30-35° north of east-west. The southeast corner was ob- 



