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At one end of the pile were three skulls; two of these, one of an adult. and 
one of a child, lay side by side on the base of the grave with the skull of a child 
upon them. Immediately behind these skulls, in among the long-bones. was the 
skull of another child. : | 
This bunched burial lay ENE. and WSW., the skulls being at the eastern end. 
The dimensions of the pile, which apparently included a full complement of 
bones for four skeletons, were: length, 29 inches; breadth, 15 inches: height. 7 
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Fie. 1.— Burial No. 10, а bunched burial. Near Menard Mound. 
Near the bunch lay an undecorated bowl of earthenware. 
The adult skull from this burial, showing cranial compression, is one of those 
sent by us to the National Museum. 
Burial No. 15 was a great layer of mingled bones representing a number of 
skeletons and covering a considerable area. With this burial were the bases of 
several bowls or bottles, the upper parts of which had been plowed away, and a 
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