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foot. Nearly half a bushel of pieces was found, frac:ments of many 

 different vessels, with a range in thickness from one-eighth to three- 

 fourths of an inch. 



If all this talus were examined, much material might be found, 

 but the result would not justify the labor. 



Fifteen feet west from the east corner of the cave, 8 feet within 

 the edge of the roof, 3^ feet under the surface of the debris, which 

 was a foot lower here than at the highest point, was a bundled or 

 bunched skeleton; only small fragments of arm and leg bones, 

 most of the lower jaw, a little of the upper jaw, and traces of skull 

 were remaining. The bones were small but solid. They were packed 

 tightly in the dark, wax-like clay, but there were no indications of 

 a grave; the earth in contact with them could not be distinguished 

 from that lying around them. The body had been crowded into 

 the smallest possible space, with the head against a large stone. 

 All the teeth were well preserved, some of them not at all worn. 

 Small fragments of deer bones were found among the remains ; these, 

 also, were very soft and decayed. 



In fact, all bones found, whether human or other, in this wet, 

 tough, heavy earth were nearly destroyed, and such portions as re- 

 mained had but little more consistency than the mud in which they 

 were imbedded. Much care was necessary in order to get them out. 



Sixteen feet from the entrance, 13 feet from the east Avail, 4^ feet 

 down, 18 inches above bottom, were part of a large femur and a few 

 fragments of other bones too small and crushed to identify. 



Seven feet southwest of this femur, 14 inches lower, was a closely 

 folded skeleton, the skull nearly north, the other bones toward 

 the east wall. Some mussel shells, fragments of deer bones, and two 

 flint Imives were near the head. The body had been placed in a 

 shallow hole dug in the talus as it existed at that time, some earth 

 thrown over it, and small rocks piled on. The covering rocks were 

 under 3 feet of detritus, washed in since they were placed there. 

 Near the knees was a piece of antler, neatly perforated, with rounded 

 ends, giving it the shape of a reniform bannerstone (fig. 8). This 

 may have been an ornament, an arrow-shaft straightener, or the 

 holder for a drill or a fire-stick. Near it was a polishing stone 

 deeply worn on both sides (fig. 9). 



Twenty -two feet within the reentrant curve at the fiont, 20 feet 

 from the west wall, at the bottom of the talus, was a skeleton, the 

 skull in small fragments, which, however, were held in place by the 

 tough clay. The teeth were worn below the enamel in places ; two 

 well-worked flint knives and one rough one (fig. 10) were near it. 

 The bones looked as if they had been thrown in, occupying only a 

 small space ; but probably a folded body had been laid in on the left 

 side. 



