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Burial No. 7 — Ck)ntinued 



Remarks: Burials Nos. 7, 8, aud 9 were discovered in January 1954, after 

 the reference points had been destroyed by the earth-stripping operations 

 of the Texas Highway Department. Therefore these burials were not 

 located in reference to the grid system used in the principal excavations. 

 Neither were exact dimensions of the graves and skeletons recorded ; and 

 other observations are not available in some instances. 

 Bltrial No. 8 : 



Location: In northeastern part of site, a few feet south of burial No. 7. 



Orave dimensions: Not recorded, but grave was shallow. 



Type of burial: Contained two individuals, both extended on the back. 



Orientation: Heads to south-southeast. 



Dimensions of skeletons: Not recorded. 



Completeness: Not recorded. 



Preservation : Poor. 



Associations: A small, plain bowl (pi. 4, d) of Baytown-like paste at left 

 shoulder. 



Physical observations and measurements: None recorded. 

 BuEiAx No. 9: 



Location: In northeastern part of site. 



Grave dimensions: Not recorded, but grave was shallow. 



Type of burial: Not recorded. 



Orientation: Not recorded. 



Dimensions of skeleton: Not recorded. 



Completeness: Not recorded. 



Preservation: Poor. 



Associations: One small bowl (pi. 4, e) of Baytown-like paste with everted 

 rim. 



Physical observations and measurements: None recorded. 



THE ARTIFACTS 



The 1^05 artifacts recovered from the Snipes Site are different in 

 many respects from those of Knight's Bluff and Sherwin, although 

 several types occur at all three sites. Most of the pottery is stylisti- 

 cally of the Lower Mississippi tradition, but Caddoan styles are also 

 present. Thus the Snipes Site appeared at first to offer an excellent 

 opportunity for alining Caddoan and Lower Mississippi complexes. 

 However, the cultural deposits were so shallow and had been so dis- 

 turbed by cultivation that the relationships between the Caddoan and 

 Lower Mississippi material could not be determined with certainty. 



After the first test pits had confirmed the fact that pottery of 

 both traditions was present, an effort was made to locate undisturbed 

 areas where stratigraphic separation of the two complexes might 

 exist. Unfortunately, no such areas were found. When burials 

 containing Lower Mississippi vessels were encountered, the areas 

 beneath the grave floors were carefully examined for the purpose of 

 ascertaining if any Caddoan material lay beneath the graves and 

 could therefore be shown to be earlier than the Lower Mississippi 

 burials. Both Caddoan and Lower Mississippi sherds were found 

 in the grave fill material (which had been disturbed by the plow in 



