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of sheet-copper which had been square or oblong. We could not determine 
if the curve imparted to the ornament had been intentional or was due to the 
slab which had fallen upon it, though owing to a certain regularity in the ap- 
Fic. 50.— Burial No. 8. А stone box-grave 6 feet 8 inches by З feet, outside measurement. This 
places on record the presence of the stone box-grave in Alabama. Henry Island, Ala. 
pearance of the curve, we believe it to have been purposely made to allow 
the ornament to follow the outline of the forehead and temporal parts of the 
skull. 
