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the inflammatory changes elsewhere in the skeleton, the majority sug- 

 gest marks made by irregular points or blades in separating the tissues 

 from the underlying bones. Similar marks are found on the long 

 bones of other skeletons, both from this site and from Clarksville. 

 They will be discussed more fully in a later section on burial customs. 



The parts present indicate that the slcull is long and fairly high, 

 like those of the adults in the collection. Sexual characters are not 

 yet developed because of the youth of the individual. Height, judging 

 from the femoral fragments, was probably normal for this age group. 



Burial 2 {USNM^S80891).—MalQ, 35-40 years old. When this 

 nearly complete semiflexed skeleton was found, there was a quartz 

 projectile point in the chest cavity (pis. 83 and 97).* Unfortunately 

 the ribs are not well enough preserved to tell whether or not a pene- 

 trating wound existed. Thus it is not possible to say whether the 

 projectile point was the cause of death or an accidental postmortem 

 inclusion. 



The only signs of aging in the skull are third degree wear of the 

 teeth ; and, postcranially, slight lipping of the anterior margins of a 

 few vertebral bodies (C6, T8-11, 1^4-5). Although none of the teeth 

 are carious, the considerable wear is accompanied by extensive alveolar 

 resorption and enlargement of the alveoli of the lower molars. The 

 shafts of the femora, tibiae, and fibulae show slight traces of long- 

 healed inflammation. 



Burial 3 {USNM 380892) .~M.q\q, 30-35 years old; flexed skeleton, 

 complete except for loss of the face and mandible and damage to right 

 elbow and hip by an 18th-century pipeline. The skull vault is the 

 roundest and highest of the crania from this site; and the bone, al- 

 though well preserved, is rather light in weight. The vertebrae seem 

 somewhat demineralized, and the femora and tibiae are markedly 

 bowed anteroposteriorly. Other parts of the skeleton seem normal. 

 A minor anomaly is a small tubercle on the dorsal surface of a first 

 phalanx of the foot. 



Burial 3f {U8NM 38089M) .—MalQ, probably over 35 years old. 

 A partial face and complete lower jaw, large and rugged, possibly 

 from a burial otherwise discarded in the field. Heavy wear of teeth 

 (grade 3) is accompanied by resorption of the alveolar borders 

 and exposure of the roots. At least four of the molars were lost before 

 death, and the others show the chronic periapical osteitis associated 

 with heavy wear. Although some of the upper molars have slight 

 tartar deposits, they have no caries. 



Burial 4- ( USNM 380893) .—Middle-aged male ( ? ) . The skull was 

 missing and many of the remaining bones were broken when this 



■♦ Plates 78-96, showing burial positions, accompany the archeologlcal gectlon of the 

 report. 



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