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Burial No. 17. Nine feet down, that is to say on the base of the mound, lay 
the skeleton of an adult, the trunk on the back, the face turned to the right, the 
upper arms along the trunk. The right forearm was flexed up to the outer side of 
the humerus, with the hand turned in toward, and resting on, the shoulder; the 
left forearm was flexed up diagonally on the chest. 
In addition there were the following burials : 
Lying on the right side, closely flexed, one being a child, 9 
Lying on the left side, closely flexed, 2 
Closely flexed, face down, 1 
Recent disturbances, 2 
The skulls found in the mound showed no fixed orientation. 
There were also throughout the mound scattered fragments of human bones 
and in several instances traces of decayed bones. 
A fragment of a radius showed where the bone had healed with good union 
after a fracture. 
Mainly with burials or where traces of burial remained, were a number of 
arrowheads or knives, and four lanceheads—all of chert. These points, with one 
exception, were rather rudely made, many showing breakage, thus leading one to 
believe that imperfect objects had been utilized for interment with the dead. 
One lancepoint of dark gray chert, thin and carefully wrought, heart-shaped 
in outline, would be a fine example of aboriginal workmanship were it not for the 
absence of the point. 
Lying with the burial was a “ celt” 5.4 inches long, having a graceful flare on 
one side of the edge, though the flare was wanting on the other side. This hatchet 
was given to Mr. Peaster, owner of the mound. 
The earthenware in this mound showed no evidence of shell-tempering, but 
was poor in quality, and when found was spongy from moisture and reduced to 
many fragments. 
With a burial were parts of a vessel of moderate size, undecorated, which 
probably had been entire when deposited in the mound. 
From near the surface came many fragments which, when put together, formed 
part of a vessel of yellow ware having as decoration a punctate field with ovals 
and oblong spaces decorated with red paint and surrounded by depressions so deep 
and broad that the designs had the appearance of being in relief. 
A part of a vessel of inferior, dark ware, in many fragments, bore a rudely 
incised scroll-decoration. 
Apparently dissociated was a small, undecorated pot which fell into many 
fragments on removal. 
Mound B, in a cultivated field, about one mile from Mound A, in a SE. by E. 
‘direction, is 2 feet 7 inches high and 40 feet in diameter. 
Eleven trial-holes were put down, some of which came upon human remains. 
One foot down were bones not showing the effect of fire, though charcoal was 
immediately above them. 
73 JOUEN. A. N. S. PHILA., VOL. XIII. 
