FOWKE] ANTIQUITIES OF MISSOURI 29 
At the center, a few inches under the sod, were two small angular 
rocks, beneath which were fragmentary bones of an infant. A foot 
farther west, on the bottom, were portions of a child’s skeleton, with 
the head toward the east; the teeth were not worn in the least. 
Lying close to the sod, 64 feet west of south from the center, were 
eight rocks distributed over a space 22 by 46 inches, the latter rep- 
resenting the distance north and south. Beneath these lay on its 
back the skeleton of an adult, with the head toward the south; 
the legs were flexed and lying to the right. A fracture of the skull 
above the inner angle of the right eye, such as would be caused by a 
blow from a round stone or the blunt end of a tomahawk, was no 
doubt the cause of death. 
Twelve feet south of the center, a foot above the bottom, was a 
broken pot with a square top, resembling that shown in figure 1, 
except that the bottom is somewhat pointed. 
Ten feet east of south from the center was a mixture of burned 
earth and charcoal, filling a hole where a stump a foot in diameter 
had burned. In the débris was a core of chert from which several 
flakes had been struck off. On the natural surface, 21 feet south of 
the center, were fragments of teeth and bone from an individual 
whose wisdom teeth had just been cut. 
MOUND NO. 6 
This mound was 115 feet east of south from no. 5. It measured 
75 feet long, north and south, and 40 feet wide; the height was 44 
feet. 
Twenty-four feet west of north from the center, 30 inches above 
the natural surface, were fragments of arm bones, and of a skull 
three-eighths of an inch thick. Four feet nearer the center, 18 
inches above the bottom, was the edge of a grave cover consisting of 
24 slabs and blocks covering a space 4 feet east and west by 3 feet 4 
inches north and south. Under this lay on its back the much-decayed 
skeleton of an adult of medium size, with the head to the south; 
the legs were flexed and lying over to the left. Only traces of bones 
remained. The teeth were moderately worn. 
Thirteen feet west of the center, 18 inches above the bottom, 
traces of bones appeared, for the most part resembling ashes. Of the 
skull, which had belonged to an adult, only the top was left. By its 
left side was a bowl of soft-burned red pottery, much broken by 
earth pressure. Seven feet south of the center, 24 feet above the 
bottom, were small, much decayed pieces of long bones. 
Eleven feet northeast of the center, a foot above the bottom, was a 
pile of bones consisting of two femora, three tibiz, a patella, and one 
fibula. A femur and a tibia lay side by side, at the top of the pile, 
the knee ends together, with the patella in its proper place. The 
