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old. It lay on left side, head east, legs bent, one arm folded with 

 hand by head, the other alontj the body; just such a position as 

 would be assumed by a sleeping^ infant. Some of the teeth were cut. 

 All the bones were in place, though soft and brittle; above them 

 was an unbroken stratum of ashes. 



Four feet west of this, 2 feet higher, was the skeleton of a still 

 younger child. 



Sixteen feet from east wall, at the beginning of slope to rear, near 

 the bottom of the ashes, was an adult's skeleton, extended on back, 

 liead west. Three rocks, weighing from 75 to 300 pounds, were 

 placed over the body. Most of the bones had disappeared from 

 decay; the middle third of one tibia was much enlarged by disease, 

 as shown in plate 23. 



Pjleven feet east of this, 4 feet below surface, was an adult skeleton, 

 folded, on right side, head toward rear of the cave. The bones Avere 

 spongy and soft. Portions of the feet and legs, most of the pelvis, 

 the left arm, and some of the vertebrae were present, but tl>ere was no 

 trace of right arm, skull, or shoulders. A slab weighing 100 pounds 

 or more was set on edge just where the head should have been. One 

 tibia, the only bone with both ends remaining, measured 144 inches. 



Near the wall, just beyond the break of the slope, was the entire 

 skeleton of a dog so old that its teeth were rounded and smooth. It 

 had been killed by a spear thrust entirely through its body, from 

 the right side, both scapulae being penetrated; the holes are three- 

 fourths of an inch in diameter. The skull of a fox was found near 

 this, higher in the ashes. 



Fifteen feet from east wall, halfway down the slope, 18 inches 

 under surface, was the skeleton of an infant only a few days old. 

 No trace of pelvis or right leg remained, though all the other bones 

 were well preserved. 



Twenty-four feet from east, wall, at beginning of rear slope, was 

 the complete skeleton of a youngi child, extended, on back, head 

 toward rear of cave. The bones showed evidence of disease, as may 

 be seen in plate 23. The skull is shown in plate 24. 



Nineteen feet from east wall, 13 feet from foot of slope, was a 

 hole 4| inches to 5 inches in diameter, 21 inches deep, extending into 

 the loose dark earth underlying the ashes. The bottom of the hole 

 was muddy, being at about the level of the standing water, and con- 

 tained charred and decayed remains of oak wood. Ashes, in layers 

 having the same slope as the surface, extended over it, proving the 

 post (?) to have been burned some time before the cave was aban- 

 doned. 



West of the doorway a ledge, projecting from 4 to 6 feet, extended 

 to the west corner. It was covered 2 feet deep, or less, with ashes 

 containing the usual refuse. Large rocks lay on this, or had fallen 



