FOWKE] ANTIQUITIES OF MISSOURI 39 
In taking away the earth that filled the entrance fragments of 
partially cremated human bones that had been thrown in with the 
dumped material were found scattered at random; and a walnut log 
several inches in diameter, burned to charcoal after being deposited 
here, lay near the inner face, midway between top and bottom. 
When fully cleared out the vault measured from northeast to 
southwest 14 feet at the top and 9 feet on the bottom; from north- 
west to southeast, 12 feet at the top, 7 feet on the bottom. The 
height of the wall on every side was the same, 3 feet 2 inches to a 
line representing the average height of the tops of all the stones. 
MOUND NO. 12 
This mound was 112 feet nearly southeast of no. 11. Its meas- 
urements were 70 feet northwest and southeast, 30 feet wide, and 
slightly less than 2 feet high. At the center was a shallow hole of 
somewhat irregular outline, about 34 feet in diameter, in which was 
a mass of bones lying in confusion. Among these were three skulls, 
in which the teeth were worn very little or not at all; in one jaw 
some of the teeth were not cut. There were no other remains in 
the structure. 
MOUND NO. 13 
This mound was 130 feet nearly south from no. 12. It was much 
the largest of the group, being 50 feet in diameter, with an original 
elevation at the center of at least 10 feet. 
The presence of many stones thrown out by previous investigators 
hinted at a central vault or stone graves. 
Southwest from the center 12 feet was a pot-shaped hole a foot 
in diameter, dug 16 inches into the subsoil. Directly south of it was a 
another hole similar in size and appearance; the adjoining margins 
were about a foot apart. Both cavities were filled with loose earth, 
and there was nothing in or about them to give the slightest clue to 
their purpose. ; 
A distance of 13 feet nearly north of the center were the feet of a 
skeleton which lay extended on the back with the head to the south- 
east. The feet bones, even the smallest bone of the toes, were solid 
and strong; the bones of the right leg were sound, except the upper 
end of the fibula; those of the left leg fell to pieces when uncovered; 
the portions of the pelvis remaining—constituting !ess than half— 
were soft; there were no traces of vertebr or of upper extremities; 
of the skull enough was left to mark its location, but not, alone, to 
determine its character; there was not a fragment of tooth or even 
a trace of enamel. This single example furnishes convincing evi- 
dence of the futility of attempting to judge by the condition of a 
skeleton its antiquity, either absolute or relative. 
