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BULLETIN 183, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



A passageway 18 inches wide opened just east of south out of the 

 end of the chamber. The east side was walled to a distance of 4 feet ; 

 on the west side the wall ended about 7 feet from the chamber. It is 

 noteworthy, though probably of no particular significance, that 



Figure 16. — Contour map of Young mound 1, showing position of burial chamber, A; 

 passageway, B; limits of mound, C; step (?) slab, D; human crania, 1-5; and patho- 

 logical long bones, x-y. Contour interval 6 inches. 



nearly 6 feet of the west passage wall consisted of two huge slabs set on 

 edge, beyond which were smaller coursed stones. During our ex- 

 plorations no other burial enclosure was found in which the stones 

 were thus placed edgewise. Eight feet from the chamber, beyond 



