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ABORIGINAL SITES ON TENNESSEE RIVER. 271 
three burials of children and one of an adult were encountered, none at a depth 
greater than slightly more than 2 feet. 
Fic. 44.— Bottle of earthenware. Near South Flint River, Ala. (Height 8.2 inches.) 
Only a few inches from the surface, apart, were two vessels—one, undecor- 
ated, having a short neck, the other, a graceful bottle, its body consisting 
of four lobes. This vessel, of fairly thin ware in which a small proportion of 
shell-tempering is apparent, has had a uniform coating of red paint over the 
