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lifted from the earth; most of the others had completely disappeared. 
Portions of only two or three ribs could be found. Near the skull 
were a few flint chips. A fine quartzite muller, and part of another, 
lying on the natural surface a foot to the west of the stones, were 
probably accidental. 
From 2 to 4 feet north and east of the center, piled on the surface 
over an area 18 by 36 inches, lay bones in the utmost confusion; these 
included parts of skeletons of five adults and three children, one of the 
latter an infant. 
MOUND NO. 2 
This was 125 feet southeast of mound no. 1; it was 60 feet long, 
20 feet wide, and 18 inches high. No sign of a grave or trace of bones 
was found in it. 
MOUND NO. 3 
This was 117 feet east of south from mound no. 2; it measured 75 
by 35 feet and 34 feet high. From 7 to 9 feet northeast of the center 
was a grave cover of six slabs, occupying a space 20 by 42 inches, 
the latter representing the distance north and south. The grave was 
dug a few inches into the subsoil and at the bottom measured 3 feet 
6 inches by 2 feet; the rocks did not cover it entirely at either end or 
on the west side. In this grave a closely folded body had been laid, 
on its left side, with the head toward the south; the face was turned 
so that the chin was brought upward and toward the rear in a position 
it could not have assumed, in a person of normal build, by any degree 
of displacement possible after burial. The spine was curved and 
twisted and the upper end lay under the skull. Clearly, the individual 
was badly deformed. The bones were too soft to be properly uncov- 
ered for photographing. The teeth, though large, were but slightly 
worn. A small rock lay on the south end of the grave, its edge almost 
touching the skull. 
Another grave lay south of the one last mentioned, east of the center, 
the nearest stones of the two graves being 17 inches apart. This was 
covered with four slabs extending 4 feet north and south and 2 feet 
6 inches east and west. Under these lay a skeleton, on its back, with 
the head toward the south; the legs were drawn up so that the feet 
rested against the body and had settled over to the left. Of the spinal 
column only three lumbar vertebrze remained; the femur was 164 
inches long; the teeth were very little worn. 
Kleven feet south of east from the center, less than a foot below the 
top, were four slabs covering a space 1 by 2 feet. These were inclined 
toward the east at an angle of 45°; no remains of any sort were found 
under them. Ten feet south of the center, just below the sod, were 
nine small stones irregularly laid, occupying a space 2 feet east and 
west by 20 inches north and south. Nothing was found under them. 
