442 SOME ABORIGINAL SITES. 
A limited amount of digging quickly came upon sixteen burials and some 
scattered bones. "Twelve burials were closely flexed; two were disturbances, 
and two were burials of children, one somewhat disturbed. One of the flexed 
burials lay with the trunk on the back, the lower extremities closely flexed over it. 
One skull in fragments was saved from this place, and a reunited femur. 
A lancepoint and several arrowheads, of flint, lay near burials but not certainly 
with them. Some arrowpoints or knives, all of flint and all of coarse workman- 
ship, were found apart from burials, as were several bone awls. 
In the soil thrown out in digging at this place was an object of sandstone, 
shown in Plate IX, A, and in cross-section in Fig. 2, A, which, at the time, we 
supposed to be a banner stone, but which may have been, as the reader of the 
introduction will recall, a sizer used in the making of nets. 
Fic. 3.—Sizer of antler. With Burial No. 16. Austin Place. (Full size.) 
With Burial No. 16, the upper part of whose flexed skeleton had undergone 
disturbance, was a sizer of antler (Fig. 3) lying between the knees and the right 
elbow. No netting needle was found, though presumably its absence can be 
accounted for by the disturbed condition of the bones. 
This site was not completely dug through, though seemingly the best parts 
of it were examined. 
SITE NEAR CALHOUN, McLean COUNTY. 
In the outskirts of Calhoun is a farm belonging to Mr. G. W. Hull, who 
resides in the town. On part of this property is considerable high ground in 
sight from the river, on which is much dark soil, evidently once an aboriginal 
place of abode. Near here, it is said, was a ford where Indians formerly crossed 
the river. 
Numerous buildings are now on this site, but through the courtesy of Mr. 
Hull we were permitted to dig in an extensive vegetable garden and on a slope 
between the dwelling-house and the river. 
Sixteen burials were encountered, as follows: closely flexed, 9; partly flexed, 1; 
in a squatting position but tilted to one side, 1; extended on the back, 1; dis- 
turbances, 2; child, 1. Burial No. 14 lay with the trunk face down, the legs 
closely flexed to the right. The skull was missing. 
