352 A Pre-Historic Indian Village — Pettigvciv. 



moving the south half, came upon a human skeleton six feet two 

 inches in length, in a good state of preservation. This body was 

 buried face upward, full length stretched out, feet pointing about 

 twelve degrees east of south ; head was raised about three inches 

 higher than feet; hands were placed over abdomen, so that the 

 bones of right thumb dropped between second and third vertebrae 

 of the spine. A necklace of light blue glass l3eads was around the 

 neck, so thoroughly decomposed that but three of them were 

 taken out entire. I was able to save the whole skeleton except a 

 few bones of the feet. The skeleton was seven feet east from cen- 

 ter of mound, and was evidently a male of about forty-five years 

 of age. A few ashes to the left of the body, some broken potterv 

 and some animal bones notably of the buffalo and wolf, were all 

 the mound contained. 



Another mound contained a skeleton, face upward stretched 

 out at full length, feet pointing south forty-five degrees east. 

 The skull was near the center of mound and was well preserved ; 

 most of the other bones were badly decayed. One stone hammer 

 a few pieces of broken pottery and ashes were found. 



I opened a mound fifty feet in diameter, six feet high, and 

 found after working one whole day with team, plow and scraper, 

 one stone hammer, broken pottery, numerous indications of fire- 

 places, and ashes and animal bones. 



Another which was sixty feet across and five feet high, had 

 been opened partially in 1886, and one full length skeleton re- 

 moved and sent to Clinton, Iowa. I found on more full excava- 

 tion at different depths, from two to four feet from top of mound, 

 parts of several skeletons of both male and female and children, 

 also bones and teeth of animals, clam shells, vertebrae of fishes, 

 small copper serpent, [Fig. 11, PI. vii.] ceremonial stone [Fig. 

 12], and hair beads. 



In another mound copper bracelets encircled the ulna and 

 radius of the left arm of probably a full grown female ; also cop- 

 per beads around the neck. 



There is no evidence of cannibalism in any of the mounds 

 opened ; neither are there any indications of cremation. Some of 

 the mounds contain decayed bark which had been used to cover 

 the body at time of burial. A list of some of the articles found 

 either on the village site, or in the mounds is as follows : Three 

 stone axes, three celts, two buffing stones made of coarse sand- 

 stone, two ground sand-stone arrow shaft straighteners, three 



