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BuEiAL No. 2 — Continued 



General observations, skeleton No. 2: Intentional fronto-occipital flat- 

 tening; post-coronal region is depressed, probably a result of cranial 

 deformation. 

 Remarks: Only burial containing more than one individual. Skeleton No. 2 

 has the only long-headed sliull in the Knight's Bluff series. 

 BuEiAi- No. 3: 



Due to an error in cataloging, no burial was assigned the number S. 

 BimiAL No. 4 : 



Location: Squares S5-E100 and SIO-EIOO. 



Grave dimensions: Maximum length, 65 inches; maximum width, 26 



inches; depth, 45 inches. 

 Type of burial: Extended, on back. 

 Orientation: Head to southeast. 

 Dimensions of skeleton: Not recorded. 

 Completeness: All major bones present. 

 Preservation: Good. 



Associations: Large incised-appliqued jar, type Pease Brushed-Incised 

 (pi. 1, e) ; medium-sized, brushed bowl (pi. 1, fl^) ; small engraved bottle, 

 tjTpe Antioch Engraved (pL 1, /) ; all three vessels to right of head and 

 shoulder. 

 Physical observations and measurements (see pi. 16, a, b) : 

 Sex: Female. 

 Age: About 20 years. 



Cranial measurements: Maximum length, 171 mm.; maximum width, 

 135 mm.; index, 78.9 (mesocranic) ; minimum frontal diameter, 94 

 mm.; basion-bregma height, 141 m. : mean height index, 92.1 (high) ; 

 nasal index, 37.7 (leptorrhinic) ; bigonial diameter, 97 mm. 

 General observations: Fronto-occipital deformation; post-coronal de- 

 pression ; teeth very crowded ; canines erupting laterally above first 

 and third molars ; slight alveolar prognathism. 

 BuKiAL No. 5 : 



Location: Square NO-E105. 



Grave dimensions: Maximum length, 69 inches; maximum width, 22 inches; 



depth, 27 inches. 

 Type of burial: Extended, on back, arms at sides. 

 Orientation: Head to south-southeast. 

 Dimensions of skeleton: Maximum length, 58 inches; maximum width, 19 



inches; thickness, 9 inches. 

 Completeness: Most major bones present. 

 Preservation: Fair. 



Associations: Small incised-appliqued jar, type Pease Brushed-Incised 

 (pi. 2, a) immediately behind skull; novaculite knife or spear point 

 (pi. 12, d) at left hip near hand.* 

 Physical observations and measurements (see pi. 16, c, d) : 

 Sex: Male. 

 Age: About 45 years. 



Cranial measurements: Maximum length, 177 mm.; maximum width, 

 147 mm. ; index 83.1 (brachycranic) ; minimum frontal diameter, 94 

 mm. ; mean height index, 86.8 (high) ; nasal index, 52 (platyrhinic) ; 

 bigonial diameter, 104 mm. 



♦Author's note. This is a Pogo-type spear point as defined by Sulim et al. (1954, p. 

 398, pi. 78). 



