Pap. No^; llY" TEXARKANA RESERVOIR — JELKS 19 



Oeneral observations: Fronto-occipital deformation (but no post- 

 coronal depression); top of skull somewhat keel-shaped; very pro- 

 nounced supraorbital ridges; malars very flaring; slight alveolor 

 prognathism ; skull generally massive. 

 Remarks: Only burial with chipped stone furniture. 

 BxiRiAi. No. 6: 



Location: Squares N0-E115 and NO-E120. 



Orave dimensions: Maximum length, 56 inches; maximum width, 19 inches; 



thickness, 6 inches. 

 Type of burial: Extended, on back, right arm at side, left forearm across 



body at right angle to spine. 

 Orientation: Head to north. 

 Dimensions of skeleton: Maximum length, 56 inches; maximum width, 



19 inches; thickness, 6 inches. 

 Completeness: Portions of most major bones present. 

 Preservation: Skull in fair condition; other bones in advanced stages of 



decomposition. 

 Associations: Base of pottery bottle resting on skull. 

 Physical observations and measurements (see pi. 16, e, f): 

 Sex: Probably female. 

 Age: Adolescent. 



Cranial measurements: Maximum length, 154 mm.; maximum width, 

 145 mm.; index 94.1 (hyperbrachycranic) ; minimum frontal diam- 

 eter, 93 mm.; mean height index, 91.9 (high); nasal index, 45.9 

 (leptorrhinic). 

 General observations: Pronounced fronto-occipital deformation (but 

 no post-coronal depression) ; numerous Wormian bones along the 

 lambdoid suture and the oval-shaped ear opening are possibly a re- 

 sult of deformation. 

 BUKIAL No. 7: 



Location: Square S5-E105. 



Orave dimensions: Maximum length, 75 inches; maximum width, 29 inches; 



depth, 37 inches. 

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

 Orientation: Head to south-southeast. 

 Dimensions of skeleton: Maximum length, 57 inches; maximum width, 25 



inches; thickness, 5 inches. 

 Completeness: Most of cranium missing; portions of most long bones 



present. 

 Preservation: Poor. 



Associations: Small engraved bottle, type Antioch Engraved (pi. 2, c), at 

 left shoulder; small engraved earinated bowl (type Friendship Engraved) 

 at left side 8 inches below shoulder (pi. 2, b) ; perforated mussel shell 

 at left wrist ; small mussel-shell pendant in neck region. 

 Physical observations and measurements: Adolescent. Measurements and 

 other observations indeterminate. 

 BuKiAL No. 8: 



Location: Square N15-E105. 



Grave dimensions: Maximum length, 36 inches; maximum width, 24 



inches; depth, 25 inches. 

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

 Orientation: Head to east. 



Dimensions of skeleton: Maximum length, 22 inches; maximum width, 9 

 inches; thickness, 5 inches. 



