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Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 
TABLE III 
COMPARATIVE TRAIT LIST* 
Traits 
New 
Madrid 
Focus 
Mat- 
thews, 
Mo. 
Kincaid 
Focus 
Kincaid, 
111. 
Gordon 
Focus 
NE-ARK 
Wick- 
Focus 
liffe, 
Pecan Pt. 
Ky. 
Ark. 
a) Group of mounds, house 
pits earthwork sur- 
rounded by embank- 
ment 
b) Open space, probably 
ceremonial 
c) One or more large cere- 
monial mounds often 
flat topped 
d) Low rounded burial 
I. VILLAGE DETERMINANTS 
mounds 
TOTALS 
X 
X 
X 
X 
4 
X 
X 
X 
? 
3-1? 

X 
X 
X 

X 
X 
X 
3>^-x^? 2>4-^? 
a) 
b) 
Circular pits averaging 
3(y diameter 
IL HOUSE DETERMINANTS 
floor plan 
rectangul 
c) Central fireplace 
d) Large interior posts 
e) Puddled clay fireplace, 
raised rim 
f ) Wattle and daub wall 
g) 
construction 
inner 
and outer row of small 
posts 
h) Division of house in- 
terior 
TOTALS 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
8 
? 
X 
X 
X 
? 
X 
/ 
X? 
? 
? 

X 
X 
X 
X 
? 
X 
5-3? 5-2?- 10 
xr 
? 
? 
7 
? 
L F 
7 
7 
1-7? 
a) Mound 
IIL BURIAL DETERMINANTS 
b) Burials outside of houses 
c) Extended in flesh 
d) Grave goods accompany- 
ing burials 
TOTALS 
X 
X 
X 
X 
4 
X 
X 
X 
xr 
? 
3-1? 
X 
X 
X 
X 
4 
X? 
X 
X 
7 
X 
3-1? 
(Continued) 
