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although of lesser degree, are seen in the femora, clavicles, and left 

 humerus. In addition, possibly associated with these inflammatory 

 changes, are deep vascular grooves on the caudal surfaces of two 

 lower thoracic vertebrae. The rather light weight of the affected 

 bones makes a diagnosis of syphilis unlikely. The left sacroiliac joint 

 surfaces are porous and lipped. 



Burial 33 {USNM .55^5^^).— Female(?), 26-32 years old; the 

 crushed and warped skull of this flexed skeleton seems to have been 

 long and narrow. The lower leg bones were broken when the bones 

 were found. Tooth wear is second degree, but only two of the 

 teeth are decayed and one had been lost. The anterior occlusion is 

 somewhat imusual. The lower incisors are worn in a flat plane, 

 but a gap of nearly 5 millimeters separates the upper incisors from 

 the lower (pi. 102, upper). It is more likely that this represented an 

 intentional alteration, such as that produced by filing, than habits 

 of chewing or of carrying something, such as a pipe, in the mouth. 

 The size and shape of the gap are similar to that in an Adena skull 

 from the Ayers Mound, Owen County, Ky., where the upper incisors 

 had been removed in order to permit the wearing of a cut wolf palate 

 (cf. Webb and Baby, 1957, pp. 64^65) . The other bones are too poorly 

 preserved to permit further observations. 



Burial 31^. — Male, 35-45 years old; the incomplete skull and bones 

 of a flexed skeleton ; discarded in the laboratory. 



Burial 35 {USNM 380S65) .—KqXq, 38^5 years old; the badly 

 damaged skull and jaw are the only parts of a flexed burial retained. 

 The teeth show second-degree wear; at least eight of the upper and 

 three of the lower teeth are carious, and four of the lower teeth 

 had been lost during life. Cuts on the frontal bone (pi. 102, lower) 

 suggest that this individual had been scalped. 



Burial 36 {USNM 380866) .—Male, 45-55 years old; the skull of 

 this flexed burial seems to have been long and narrow. Most of the 

 teeth in both upper and lower jaws were lost during life, and two of 

 the three teeth remaining in the mandible are carious. Wear is 

 second to third degree. Arthritic changes had affected the left shoul- 

 der, elbow and wrist joints, and the acetabula. The articular facets 

 and bodies of the second to fifth cervical vertebrae, and the bodies of 

 the fourth and fifth Imnbar and first sacral vertebrae are lipped. 



Burial 36 A. — Adult male; a flexed skeleton in poor condition; dis- 

 carded in the laboratory. 



Burial 37. — Adult, male ; a flexed skeleton with skull and vertebrae 

 missing; possibly disturbed by a later well. Discarded in laboratory. 



Burial 38 {USNM 380867) .—FemalQ, 25-30 years old; the skull of 

 this poorly preserved flexed skeleton seems to have been round. 

 Tooth wear is second degree; at least nine teeth are carious, and 



