520 THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA COAST REVISITED. 
No burials were encountered by us until the central part of the mound had 
been reached, where, from the upper surface of the basal layer to the surface of 
the mound, the depth was 3 feet. Twenty-six inches down were the decayed 
remains of a small, bunched burial represented by fragments of a skull, of a femur, 
and of a humerus. Near them was a discoidal stone of silicious rock, 3 inches in 
diameter. This stone is of the truncated-cone variety and could not have been 
used to roll in the game of chungkee. 
Fic. 1.—Decoration on sherd. (Full size.) 
About 3 feet distant from the preceding burial, at the same level, was a more 
extensive bunch, decayed remains of one skeleton including skull, ribs, vertebra, 
humeri, bones of the forearms, pelvis, femora. 
At depths of 10 inches and 18 inches, respectively, were decaying remains of 
small bunched burials, and 28 inches and 30 inches down were traces of single 
skulls, with one being a biconical pipe of earthenware, having a small part missing. 
On the bowl still remain traces of a uniform coating of red paint. 
Approaching the central part of the base was a group of three grave-pits near 
together, probably all that had been in the mound, as the previous digging did 
not extend to the depth reached by the pits in question. 
One of these pits, 34 inches by 40 inches where it cut through the basal layer, 
extended 3 feet into the undisturbed, yellow sand, having a slight admixture of 
clay, which underlay the mound. This pit became somewhat conical and ended 
in a base roughly circular with a diameter of about 22 inches. The grave had 
been filled with a mixture of the sand of the basal layer and of the underlying sand 
from the grave, and was readily distinguishable. 
Thirteen inches down in the pit were the remains of a skull, with fragments of 
pottery, mostly undecorated, scattered below it, and continuing to the bottom 
of the pit. No complete vessel was represented by these sherds. 
The second grave-pit, 3 feet by 4 feet, and extending 32 inches below the base 
