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AKCHEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS 



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much worn, some of them ^yere decayed, and two had the roots swollen 

 and distorted b}^ ulceration. South of the skull were fra^rments of 

 feet and leg bones, probably belonging with it. This interment was 

 of much later date than the others. 



Thirty-two feet from the front, 16 feet from the east wall, 2^ feet 

 below the surface, and a foot above the bottom of the talus, was a 

 folded skeleton, on left side, head toward the interior of the cave, 

 face directh^ upward. So much of the skull as could be recovered 

 is shown in plate 17, <?, h. The teeth were much worn, the bones 



Fig. 10.- Flints Irum .Srll Cave. 



broken, soft and spongy, falling away with the clay as it was re- 

 moved from about them. The femur was about 17| inches long. 



Wear of teeth among aboriginal people does not of necessity denote 

 a great age for the individual. Grit from ashes and fine sand from 

 mortars and pestles will cut away the enamel to a much greater extent 

 than would result from the use of ordinary food. 



The condition of the teeth mentioned, as well as of soma from 

 other localities, is shown in plates 18 and 19. 



From the inner end of the ditch, or runway, at the entrance the 

 excavation was carried back for 40 feet in a direct line ; or making 

 allowance for passing around a massive rock which was in a position 

 where it could not be blasted, for 43 feet ; the depth of the talus here 

 was 3 feet. 



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