FOWKE] MOUNDS IN ALABAMA 445 
Also at 113 feet, near the last-named bones, was a closely folded 
skeleton on left side, head south, in the usual fragmentary state. The 
bones were small; the teeth were much worn, and some of them de- 
cayed. One tibia had suffered a diagonal fracture about 3% inches 
long near the ankle; there was perfect union and complete healing. 
(Pl. 77, a.) 
At 114 feet, in the east bank, a foot above bottom, were the frag- 
mentary bones of two infants, nearly of the same size and neither 
apparently over two years of age, possibly less; the bodies were 
closely folded, heads in contact, and bones intermingled. 
At the same distance, in the center of the trench, was a hole 3 feet 
in diameter, dug a foot into the soil. On the bottom lay some rough 
flat rocks on which was the closely folded skeleton of a man much 
above the average size. It lay on the right side, head south. The 
teeth were worn down into the gums; on some, the entire enamel was 
gone. The bones fell to pieces at a touch. At the breast were a 
tubular shell bead 3 inches long, bored from each end with a conical 
hole, the perforations meeting at the center in a hole the size of a 
large pin; also, two very symmetrical and highly polished cylindrical 
beads an inch long made of red jasper streaked with black. (PI. 
71, e.) Among the bones were several broken flints and two unfin- 
ished ones. Lining the margin of the depression were waterworn 
bowlders of quartzite from 5 to 50 pounds in weight. Altogether, 
on the bottom and around the side of the grave were 13 of these 
large stones. 
At 115 feet, 6 feet from west wall, was a grave 3 by 2 feet, dug 
14 inches into the earth. A folded skeleton lay on the bottom, on 
right side, head east. Placed over it were four stones from 20 to 
35 pounds weight. It could not be determined whether these had 
been supported in some way or were placed directly on the body. At 
the bottom of the hole, in the center, was a flat limestone slab on 
which the hips rested. The bones were large; the femur was 1814 
inches long. The teeth were quite solid, though worn to the roots. 
A single jasper bead (pl. 71, 7) lay at the neck. Under the slab 
at the bottom were a human tooth and two finger bones, probably 
dragged there by mice. In the grave were a broken and a large, 
roughly worked flint; these were probably accidental. 
At 118 feet, near the east side of the trench, 18 inches below the 
top of the mound, were portions of the skeleton of a youth; the bones 
were not “knit.” There were parts of a femur; of the two tibiae; 
fragments of skull, of ribs, of the pelvis; some vertebrae; two bones 
from the foot. These were scattered in confusion, as if thrown from 
a basket. There can be no doubt that this individual appeased the 
longings of some persons who were desirous of a change of diet. 
