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at the level of the pavement, the covering slabs of the grave being above the 
level and forming the only exception to the flat surface of the pavement. A 
part of the outer side of the grave continued beyond it, forming a portion of a 
kind of curb present on the eastern and north- 
ern sides of the pavement, but not found by us 
on the southern and western sides. The eastern 
curb, however, which seemed to have been 
slightly disturbed or irregularly made at the 
northern end, reached the level of the pavement 
only, while that on the northern side projected 
6 or 8 inches above it. 
An interesting feature of the northern curb 
was that each upright slab rested on a rudely- 
oblong base apparently selected for the purpose, 
each slab seemingly having its own particular 
base, which in a rude way conformed to the lower 
ends of the upright slabs, which were roughly 
triangular, presenting a serrated appearance 
above the level of the pavement. 
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wo E lud clics SDEVERIURU throughout its entire length was a 
The Martin Place. ^ box-grave (Burial No. 2) having sides, ends, 
flooring and top, of slabs, the top being about 
6 inches below the pavement. No trace of bones remained in this grave. 
Under no part of the pavement, except in the cases specified, were there 
burials or slabs. | 
This is the description of this interesting placement of slabs and its burials 
as found by us. It is well to bear in mind, however, in connection with it, that 
the placement was near the surface and in a mound where much digging had 
been done. 
We think it not unlikely that the pavement may have been the resting-place 
of a skeleton, constituting a burial similar to one described by Fowke! as found 
in Ohio, and as encountered by us in eastern Tennessee; though in the instances 
cited a curb surrounded the pavement, which possibly was the case here at one 
time. 
Burials Nos. 3 and 4 (Fig. 22). Burial No. 3, a box-grave without flooring, 
having the sides diverging considerably, on which rested covering slabs whose 
size showed their extremities must have projected considerably beyond the sides 
of the grave before the outward deflection took place. The ends of the grave 
were upright. This grave, about 8 feet long and 4 feet wide, outside measure- 
ment, contained the skeleton of an adult, at full length on the back, very much 
decayed. 
1 Gerard Fowke, “ Archeological History of Ohio," p. 402, Fig. 128. 
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? * Aboriginal Sites on Tennessee River," p. 406, Journ. Асар. Nar. Scr. Purra., vol. XVI. 
