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were probably, culturally, identical. All those showing deformation 

 "were in the adult ranges. Four males and two females are listed. 

 The series is probably too short to indicate a cultural preference. 



Burial 1. — Adult male,, orientation to southwest, semiflexed on right side and 

 back ; poor condition. Inclusive in stratimi IV. Scattered human bones nearby ; 

 a grave may have been disturbed by this burial. Evidences of matting, charcoal, 

 and ash appeared in the grave. Apparently the body had been wrapped in mats ; 

 there may have been a fire near the grave and the fire debris may have become 

 included in the grave fill purposely or accidentally. Artifacts with the 

 skeleton were grouped on left side and back of skeleton. One projectile point 

 lay in chest area. Field specimen Nos. 45-BN-55 burial 1 (dimensions are 

 metric; w= width, th= thickness, and 1= length) : 



/8. (PI. 54, 8.) Diorite war club head or arrowshaft smoother (?) 



(9.5cm.l, X 3.8wX3.2th,wt. %lb.). 

 /9. Porphyritic trachyte war club head or arrowshaft smoother (?) 



(9.1 1 X 4.9 w X 4.0 th, wt. %c lb.) . 

 /6. Chalcedony projectile point (pertinent information on chipped pieces 



appears in table 3) . 

 /IL Basalt. 



/12. (PI. 52, a.) Jasp-opal projectile point. 

 /lO. (PI. 52, 6.) Bone splinter awl or punch, blunt tip broken. 

 Burial in square 9CL, 2.5 feet north, 1.3 west, surface depth 2.0 feet, datum 

 depth 8.2 feet 



Burial 2. — Adult female, i)Oor condition, partially disturbed by collector's 

 digging, probably inclusive in stratum IV ; a Kleenex box lay with and under 

 some of the bones. There were indications of a squarish pit dug into a level 

 Which showed a slight accumulation of charcoaL No artifacts; presumably 

 looted. Burial in square 9CL, 3.0 north, 5.0 west (grid directions). Surface 

 depth 2.0, datum depth 8.2. 



Burial 3. — Adult male, fair condition, partial, disturbed probably by same 

 diggers who found previous burial. No artifacts. Square 9LI, 4.0 north, 2.0 

 west, surface depth 3.5, datum depth 8.9, probably inclusive in stratum IV. 



Burial 4- — (PI- 49, a.) Young adult male, fronto-occipital deformation, fair 

 condition, complete, orientation south-southwest, fully flexed, on left side, arms 

 crossed in front. Inclusive in stratum IV, ovoid grave. Matting had been 

 wrapped around the body and was traceable over and around the body. BN-55, 

 burial 4 artifacts : 



/22. Small, crude basalt point on right tibia (2.0 cm. 1 X 0.9 w X 0.4 th). 

 /23. (PI. 52, a.) Large basalt chipped piece probably a knife; in front of 



face. 

 /21. (PI. 52, a.). Same ; in front of face. 



/26. (PI. 52, 6.) Flat antler gaming piece with an eye design; in front of 

 face (8.1 cm. 1 X 2.0 w X 0.6 th). 

 Two antler pieces, large deer or elk, lay in front of the chest and over the right 

 arm bones. They were decayed and we were unable to preserve them sufficiently 

 for study. The same is true of antler and wood fragments over the lower 

 chest. Perishables were apparently regular grave furnishings. Square 8LI, 5.7 

 west, 9.7 north of 8LI. Surface depth 3.0, datum depth 7.1. 



Burial 5. — Registered, in the field, as an Infant. It lay only a foot back 

 (east) of burial 4. Dentalla shells (45-BN-55/25) were foimd with it. In the 

 laboratory it was found that the bones were not human. It is reasonable to 



