HOLMES. I 



POTTERY FROM ARKANSAS. 



477 



63039, 63033, 63011-63043, 64045, 65406, 65401-65403, 65415,-65417, 

 65408, 65410. Bowls corresponding in general character to those des- 

 cribed above, but having tasteful designs of incised lines and 

 indentations on the exterior surface. The most interesting 

 of these designs consists of series of interlaced or of festooned 

 lines. The exterior margin is encircled, in all cases, by orna- 

 ments consisting of parallel lines, groups of short incised 

 lines, or rows of indentations. 



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Fig. 151. 



The principal design encircles the body beneath this, as shown in 



Figs. 150 and 151. 



63037, 63038, 63416. Bowls similar to the above having interior decor- 

 ations consisting of curved lines. 



63035, 63099, 65404, 65411, 65413, 65414, 65418-65420, 65423. Bowls cor- 

 responding to the above in general characters, but having 

 flaring rims. They are mostly plain. A few have decorative 

 designs of incised lines. Some have been blackened by use 

 as cooking vessels. 



FIELD GRAVES NEAR MENARD MOUND. 



Surrounding the Menard mound is a field containing about twenty 

 acres, which appears at one time to have been the site of a great num- 

 ber of dwellings, as, at a depth of from 1 to 2 feet, layers of burned clay 

 are found. This field seems also to have been a great cemetery, as the 

 remains of skeletons are found in great numbers. 



Pottery is found in great abundance. It has, as a rule, been depos 

 ited near the heads of the dead, but no ornaments or implements have 

 been discovered with the remains. The frequent plowing of the field 

 has destroyed many earthen vessels, the interments having been made 

 quite near the surface. It is a noticeable fact that the pottery from 

 these graves is of a character quite distinct from that of the mound 

 It is of the class of ware so common in this region. 



