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builder, was discovered in a sitting posture. He was probably 

 not more than six years of age, judging from the condition of the 

 bones, a few pieces of the cranium, several vertebra, portions of 

 the long bones of the extremities, and the superior and inferior 

 maxillary were removed ; several teeth were still in the alercolar 

 process of the superior maxillar}^, several pieces of flintshell beads, 

 two large teeth, of some animal, and small arrow heads were found 

 in close proximity. Quite near these remains, three pieces of 

 ancient pottery were discovered ; the largest piece measuring four 

 and a half or five and a half inches, and about a quarter of an 

 inch in thickness. It was smooth on its internal surface, and 

 marked externally by raised lines running obliquely across it, 

 such as are frequently seen upon ancient pottery found in 

 -^^ff- ^- mounds. I give 



an illustration 

 of this piece of 

 pottery, togeth- 

 er with a stone 

 implement, re- 

 sembling a ham- 

 mer, found in this mound. The drift was carried forward as far 

 as the shaft, and then downwards to the natural bed of yellow 

 clay. Just before striking the shaft, and near the bottom of the 

 tumulus, the skeleton of a second adult was found, only a very 

 "few pieces of the cranium and two pieces of the femur were dis- 

 covered. After removing some very dry and hard earth another 

 course of stones were removed, which bore evidences of having 

 been exposed to fire. Ashes, charcoal, and decayed wood in quite 

 large pieces, one foot long by four inches thick, and plants were 

 found quite near the stones. Many of the stones crumbled to 

 pieces on handling. On removing the pillar of earth formed by 

 the junction of the drift with the perpendicular shaft, a flat disc 

 of stone, quarter of an inch in thickness and four inches in diam- 

 eter was, found. Similar stone dies were found by Squier and 

 Davis, and were called by them discoidal stones. They have 

 been found in the other parts of the northwest, and were sup- 

 posed by them to have been used by the Mound-builders in play- 

 ing games. 



