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Earlier, one of the local collectors reported finding segments of 

 white clay pipestems upon the surface of tliis site. In order to test 

 the site several 6-foot square test pits were sunk into the site. In one 

 of these pits the remains of an adult male, partly flexed, lying on his 

 left side, with no burial oil'erings, was found just below the plow 

 zone. Pit fill consisted of clean sand. Less than 4 feet to the north- 

 west of this burial was the partially flexed remains of a small child, 

 lying on its left side, with no burial offerings. Grave fill consisted 

 of sterile sand. Faint outlines of both pits could be traced for a short 

 distance, but gradually they blended perfectly with the surrounding 

 sand so that point of origin could not be determined. 



Site li-IfMclS. — A small campsite, 50 feet long and 25 feet wide at 

 78°37'47'' longitude, 36°40'51" latitude, lay in the Clarksville Magis- 

 terial District on the north banli of the Eoanoke River in an old corn- 

 field. This site was tested, and it was found that directly under the 

 plow zone was a darkened layer 0.6 foot thick which contained an 

 occasional potsherd, small bits of charcoal, and some stone chips. 

 Seven sherds, all sand tempered, were recovered from this testing. 



Site Jt.Jt.Mcl6. — A small campsite in the Clarlvsville Magisterial Dis- 

 trict at 78°37'36" longitude, 36°40'36'' latitude measured 75 feet in 

 length and 25 feet in width and lay on the north bank of the the 

 Roanoke River, The cultural remains had been widely scattered over 

 the area through plowing action. A few sherds were recovered from 

 the surface of the site. 



Site Jt^MGl7. — This site, once a large village, had been badly eroded 

 by the last two freshets to occur in the Roanoke River, i.e., those of 

 1946 and 1947. Large whirlpools must have played over the site, as 

 several large cone-shaped pits were gouged out practically in the 

 very middle of the occupational area. As a result, a large number of 

 small and large sherds, together with numerous stone chips and bits 

 of charcoal, were found strewn over the surface. 



This site had long been known to the local collectors and it was 

 kept mider constant surveillance, particularly after each rainstorm or 

 high water action. Practically all stone artifacts were removed by 

 these collectors. 



The site lay on the south side of the river, about a quarter of a mile 

 upstream from the head of Occaneechi Island at 78°37'42'' longitude, 

 36°40'05'' latitude. 



Site J^JtMclS. — This village site lay on the south bank of the Roa- 

 noke River in the Clarksville Magisterial District at 78°37'38" longi- 

 tude, 36°40'02'' latitude. It was damaged somewhat during the 1940 

 freshet, at which time a gully was cut through the middle of the site 

 leaving only the marginal remnants intact. When visited, it was 

 overgrown with broomstraw, grasses of various types, and pine trees. 



