FOWKE] ANTIQUITIES OF MISSOURI 5S 
On, slightly under, and within a foot above, the natural surface, at 
various points on the east, west, and south sides of the mound were 
found teeth (nearly all milk teeth), most of them worn either slightly 
or not at all, and without the roots, which had disappeared. 
Six feet south of the center, a foot above the bottom, was a mass 
of bunched bones in utmost confusion. Teeth and femora found 
among these had belonged to at least three adults, a youth, and a 
child. The bones had been laid on wood or bark and covered with 
the same material. Some of the adult teeth were very large and all 
the teeth were remarkably well preserved, while most of the bones 
were as soft as wet earth. 
Distant 3 feet north of the center, 6 feet above the bottom, were 
traces of an adult skeleton, with the head toward the west. 
Beneath the mound, at the center, was a grave pit measuring 6} 
feet by 8 feet, the longest line running nearly east and west. This pit 
was quite shallow, extending nowhere more than 9 inches into the 
subsoil. The sides were somewhat curved and the corners rounded, 
making it between an ellipse and a rectangle in form. The earth for 
3 to 4 feet above the pit was very loose, proving that there 
had been a temporary protective structure of wood. The bottom 
had been covered with bark or wood, which extended up the sides 
and around the margin. On this were two adult skeletons, lying 
extended on the back, with the heads toward the west. The skulls, 
which had been thick and strong, were crushed into small pieces. 
Enough was left of the one to the south to show that it was very 
narrow, with low, sloping forehead, and eyes unusually close together. 
This skeleton lay so close against the margin of the grave that it was 
bent sidewise at the hips to conform to the curve. At the left side of 
the other skeleton, lying close to the north border of the grave, were a 
few fragments of bones of a child 3 or 4 years old. Near the center, 
between the two skeletons, were teeth of two young children, one an 
infant. 
On the middle line of the grave, 2 feet from the east end, was a hole 
about 12 by 16 inches and 8 inches deep. A similar hole was 2 feet 
outside of the southeast corner. Nothing was found in either cavity 
except earth which had settled in. 
At each corner, just outside the pit, was a pile of rocks, containing 
about a wheelbarrow load. There were no remains under these 
stones, which were probably in the nature of a monument. 
Most of the interments in this tumulus were remains of children or 
at least of young persons. 
MOUND NO. 6 
This tumulus was a cairn 2 feet high and 25 feet in diameter, 
situated 650 feet northeast of mound no. 8. 
