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periapical infections, formation of fistulae, and loss of 10 of the 12 

 molar teeth. Alterations in the occlusal plane probably caused the 

 arthritic erosion in the left temporomandibular joint. Arthritic 

 changes appear in the shoulder, thumb, spine, and knee, affecting 

 almost all of the articular surfaces preserved. The bodies of all of 

 the lumbar vertebrae show various degrees of collapse ; and the ante- 

 rior margins of the lower thoracic and lumbar vertebrae are lipped. 



Burial 22 ( USNM S80904) .—The skull and skeleton of a newborn or 

 very young infant. 



Burial 23 {USNM 380905).— Th& skull and incomplete skeleton of 

 a newborn or very young infant; the long bones are about the same 

 length as those of burial 22, but more slender. 



Burial 2^ {USNM 380906) .—Male, 28-35 years old; the semiflexed 

 skeleton of a large, rugged individual, in good condition. The skull 

 is slightly flattened at lambda (pi. 98). Despite the relatively slight 

 wear of the teeth (second degree) , the lower molars had been lost, and 

 the remaining premolars and molars show interproximal caries and 

 periapical osteitis. Tlie canine fossae of the face are unusually large 

 and deep. Two anomalies were noted, namely, the bifid left mandibu- 

 lar condyle, and spina bifida of the first neural arch of the six-segment 

 sacrum. 



Burial 25. — Flexed skeleton of an adult female ( ? ) , the head and 

 upper trunk of which had been destroyed by a later midden pit. 

 Discarded in the field. 



Burial 26? { USNM 380907) .—Male, 40-45 years old ; parts of badly 

 weathered skull and mandible only. The skull is long and high. The 

 left upper canine projects upward into the canine fossa; the tem- 

 poromandibular joints are arthritic. Tooth wear is third degree, 

 with extensive resorption of the alveolar margins. 



Bwial 27 {USNM 380908) .—Msile, adult. A later refuse pit had 

 destroyed the upper part of this extended burial, leaving only the 

 forearms, legs, and feet. Vascular indentations on the imusually 

 smooth posterior surfaces of both tibiae suggest old healed inflam- 

 mation. 



Burial 28 {USNM 380909) .—Female, 30-35 years old. A midden 

 pit had destroyed most of this skeleton, leaving only a badly crushed 

 skull and fragments of the upper trunk. The skull appears to be 

 long. Third- to fourth-degree tooth wear has been accompanied by 

 chronic periapical infections, formation of fistulae, and loosening and 

 loss of teeth. 



Burial 29 {USNM 380910) .—Mole, 40-45 years old; the skull, jaw 

 and a few bones of a skeleton lying under and mixed with burial 30. 

 The teeth show third-degree wear, with the usual changes in the sup- 

 porting bones. 



