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ABORIGINAL POTTERY OF EASTERN UNITED STATES [i:th.ann.20 



and ]i)crhaps made statements on insufficient evidence. It is true, how- 

 e\ 'T, tliat the dead were burned in man}' sections of the country, and 

 that the ashes or rather, perhaps, the charred remnants of hones were 

 phiced in such receptacles as were at hand for burial. The burial of 

 the disarticulated bones of the dead, especially of children, in earthen 



Fig. 11 — Earthen vessel inverted over a skull for 

 jirotection, Georgia (Jloore). 



Fig. 12 — Earthenware burial urn 

 and bowl cover, Georgia. 



vessels, was quite common iu the South Appalachian province and 

 occurred occasionally, at least, in other regions. To what extent vessels 

 were manufactured exclusively for mortuary purposes can not be 

 determined, since no particular form seems to have been considered 

 necessary. The larger lioiling or containing pots, taken from the 

 household supply, seem to ha\"e been satisfactory. Occasionalh', how- 



FiG. 13 — Earthenware burial urn with 

 cover, Georgia. 



Fig. 14— Earthernware burial urn with bowl cover 

 and other vessels. Alabama (Moore'). 



ever, receptacles appear to have been shaped for the purpose; the 

 casket shown in figure 9 was of this class. It was obtained from a 

 l)urial mound at Hale's point, Tennessee, and contained the bones of 

 an infant. Figure lU shows the top view of a burial vase from a 

 mound in Wilcox countv, Alabama, containing bones of infants. 



