CERTAIN MOUNDS OF ARKANSAS AND OF MISSIS 
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the same manner аз are the two last preceding vessels, and having, in place of a 
modeled head taken from life, a diamond-shaped figure with four perforations. 
The conventional tail is present (Fig. 40). 
MOUND NEAR GOLDMAN FIELD, JEFFERSON COUNTY. 
Goldman field is on the bank of the Arkansas river about six miles by water 
below the settlement of Douglas, but on the opposite side, that is on the right-hand 
side, going up. 
In woods subject to overflow, about one-half mile NW. by N. from Goldman 
field, is a mound about 4.5 feet high and 87 feet across its circular base. 
Frc. 40.— Vessel No. 14. Old River Landing. (Diameter 7.2 inches.) 
Thirteen holes were sunk by us in this mound, resulting in the discovery of 
six burials, between 8 inches and 38 inches in depth. 
Three of these burials consisted of layers of fragments of calcined human 
bones, one layer being of considerable size, the bones representing several indi- 
viduals. 
With these layers were charcoal and masses of clay reddened by fire. The 
cremation, however, did not appear to have taken place in the mound, but else- 
where, the reddened clay and charcoal seemingly having been gathered up with 
the bones for their final deposit. 
With one of the layers of calcined bones was а “celt” apparently of igneous 
rock. 
Two of the burials were limited each to a badly decayed, isolated skull. With 
