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offerings, but as there were no other indications of rank, it is 

 impossible to decide this question. It has also been suggested 

 that the caches were not properly offerings, but marked the 

 position of dignitaries around the council fire. As a rule, the 

 caches adjacent to the fire pit were the richest. 



The great central fire pit had discolored the glacial sand 

 to a depth of three feet. No remains were found in the fire 



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Fig. 2. Diagram Showing Arrangement of Deposits about Fire Pit in the White 



Sand Stratum. 



pit itself, although the third line of caches ran close to the 

 edge. There was a small circular fire pit three feet in diameter 

 due east of the large one with a cache adjacent. (See Fig. 2.) 

 To the west of the rows of caches and the central fire pit, several 

 small fire pits were found, associated with scattered implements 

 which may have marked the temporary camping place of those 

 who took part in the ceremonies. An interesting point in 



