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found near the bottom, among them the left half of a cranium. 
These were thrown in loosely with the earth covering a skeleton, 
which lay extended, with the head toward the west, the remaining ~ 
portion of the skull lying over the pelvis. The body rested on the clay 
subsoil, but no definite outline of a grave could be distinguished. A 
side-notched hoe, or hatchet (fig. 4), 53 inches long, was found loose 
in the earth near the head. 
Northeast of the center, on the bottom, lay a small rough pot, 
having a row of little points or bosses encircling the rim, and corre- 
sponding depressions on the inside (fig. 5). Three feet north of the 
center was the edge of a rectangular grave, approximately 7 feet long, 
34 feet wide, and 18 inches deep, the longest dimension being nearly 
northwest and south- 
east. On the bottom 
were two extended 
skeletons, with the 
heads toward the 
northwest; only por- 
tions of bones were 
found. The teeth of 
one skull had entirely 
disappeared; a few 
much worn, accompa- 
nied the other. Be- 
tween the two skulls 
were the pieces of a 
thick pot of not more than half a pint capacity, which had lain on 
its side. Around the upper part was a row of small circular indenta- 
tions made by pressure with the end of a stick or reed. 
Fic. 4. Flint digging-tool from Shaw mound no. 6. 
MOUND NO. 7 
The seventh mound was the largest of the Shaw group, measuring 
55 feet nearly east and west by 45 feet across, and 5 feet above the 
highest point at its edge. The apex, which is here regarded as at the 
center, was several feet northwest of the middle point within the mar- 
gin. The base of this mound and that of the last preceding one 
overlapped somewhat. 
An excavation 30 feet long and 20 feet wide was made to conform 
with the outline of the structure. 
Four feet southeast of the center, 3 feet above the bottom, were 
four skulls in contact; with them were two bowl-shaped pots, one of 
about a gallon, the other of less than a pint, capacity. The teeth in 
all the skulls indicated adult age, one set being worn nearly to the 
roots. One lower jaw, with its normal complement of teeth in place, 
