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skeleton, a reburial, Avas found. Age is indicated by the slight arthritic 

 lipping on the anterior margins of three of the lower thoracic 

 vertebrae. 



Burial 5 ( VSNM 380804) .—The nearly complete skeleton of a new- 

 born or very young infant, lying under burial 4 and somewhat mixed 

 with it. 



Burial 6. — An adult skull, in poor condition, which may have been 

 part of burial 4; discarded in the field. 



Burial 7 {USNM 380895) .—Kdvlt^ male. This burial consisted of 

 a small heap of broken bones, including cranial and femoral frag- 

 ments from one or possibly two adults. All of these fragments, ex- 

 cept a mandible, were discarded. The teeth of the mandible show 

 third-degree wear, with resorption of alveolar borders, and large cavi- 

 ties on the interproximal surfaces of the molars and premolars. The 

 caries and/or wear has led to periapical osteitis, loosening of the poste- 

 rior teeth, and to the loss of the right first molar during life. The 

 anterior teeth, although worn, show no caries. 



Burial 8 {USNM 380896). — Fragmentary post cranial parts of an 

 infant, 6-12 months old ; the bones had been broken and placed in a 

 small heap. 



Bui^ial 9 ( VSNM =?5^5P7).— Female, 35-40 years old; a nearly com- 

 plete semiflexed skeleton, in good condition except for damage to the 

 skull and lower legs. The fragmentary skull is long and rather 

 high. Despite the extensive attrition (third degree) , none of the teeth 

 has been lost, or has shown caries or other dental pathology. The an- 

 terior margins of the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra show slight 

 lipping, while lipping of the margins of the fifth lumbar vertebra 

 is considerable. The ventral surface of the right pubis shows deep 

 grooves (left pubis missing), attributed by Stewart (1957) to trau- 

 mata of childbearing. The only other noteworthy features of the 

 postcranial skeleton are an accessory articulation between the right 

 clavicle and first rib, and an accessory sacroiliac articulation on the 

 right side. 



Burials 10, 11, 12, 31, 32, 33 (USNM 380898) .—These burials were 

 found in a group under the floor of a structure that had been destroyed 

 by fire at least once. Most of the bones were fragmentary, and many 

 were charred; calcined skull fragments were also present. Individual 

 skeletons could not be sorted out in the laboratory, and only a mis- 

 cellaneous selection of bones, probably representing most of the in- 

 dividuals, was kept. There seem to have been at least seven skulls, 

 but postcranial parts included infants, small children, adolescents, 

 and adults. 



Burial 13. — Adult male; semiflexed burial in poor condition. The 

 knees had been destroyed and the head displaced by a later house 

 floor. Discarded in the field. 



