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in question was dug when the mound was at this stage of construc- 
tion, as the layers of shell above it were undisturbed. Similar cook- 
ing places were found in other parts of the trench. 
On the east side of the trench, from 50 to 60 feet in, 4 feet up, 
was a beech log 10 feet long and seemingly about 10 inches in diame- 
ter when placed here; it was burned to charcoal. It had evidently 
been used as a “ back log ” to build fires against. 
At 78 feet, on west side, were potsherds, apparently of a pot 
broken here; two peculiarly worked bones of unknown use (pl. 73, 
a, b) ; and two bone fishhooks with a fragment of another (pl. 73, ¢). 
At 90 feet, near center of trench, 5 or 6 feet above bottom, were 
some small fragments of adobe-like hard-burned clay which had 
been plastered over split canes, the ridges being convex instead of 
concave as they would be if formed by the rounded surface of a 
natural growth. These were carried in from some other place. 
At 102 feet, near east side of trench, a few inches above bottom, 
were three smooth pebbles of very hard red stone (not jasper), 
much rubbed (pl. 71, @). The intent was probably to make beads of 
them, but the workman became discouraged at his slow progress and 
threw them away. 
Two small, flat, waterworn pebbles of coal were found. Each 
had been chipped on the edge. They were probably picked up in 
the river by some one who did not know what they were and. 
who tested them to see what could be done with or made of them. 
The prospect not being satisfactory, they were discarded. 
At 103 feet, 5 feet from bottom, was a small side-notched hoe, 
which might easily be mistaken for a much-used grooved ax 
(pl. 70, e). i 
At 104 to 110 feet, near the east wall, was a hole or depression 
less than a foot deep, filled with the same sort of material as that 
surrounding and covering it. In the débris were bones of a young 
bear, a large stag, a fowl the size of a chicken, fish, and turtle. 
At 107 to 111 feet, in the east wall, was a mass mainly of mussel 
shells, though containing many periwinkles, in what appeared to 
be a pit dug into the mound when it had reached a height of nearly 
4 feet (pl. 75, a). They had seemingly been poured in, all at one 
time, and the hole covered over as the building of the mound was 
continued. They were clean and fresh looking, with no admixture 
of earth, and the deposited shells above them showed no sign of 
disturbance. They rested on a thin, irregular layer of earth which 
extended beyond the limits of the pit on every side. In the mass 
were a few cooking stones and near the center was a rough block 
of limestone weighing about 20 pounds. The rocks seemed to have 
no connection with the shells. There were no marks of fire about 
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