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Stratum 2 beneath the stone floor was 2.2." deep. It contained 

 more ashes and less animal bones than the first. The following 

 articles are from this deposit: i smoothed bone, F347, 3 pot rim 

 points, F344, 345, 346, I triangular flint point, F343, i antler im- 

 plement, F342, I perforated wolf's tooth, F341, i spatulate bone, 

 small, F362 [pi. 34, fig. 12]. 



Pit 53 in trench 3 \see burial section map] was the first ash pit 

 found in this trench and the first beyond the border of the burial 

 ground. It was similar to other ash pits and contained the split 

 and cracked bones of deer, bear, muskrat, beaver, heron and various 

 fish. The only worked article found was an antler cylinder. 



Pit 55 in trench 7 was an ash pit on the eastern slope of the 

 knoll. It was irregular in dimensions but approximately 6' by 7' 

 and 30" deep. It contained a quantity of elk bones, deer bones, 

 including a skull top, and a few beaver bones. The artifacts are 

 I perforated elk's tooth, F363 [pi. 34, fig. 2], 2 bone beads, F364, 

 365, I bone pitching tool, F367, i antler hoe, F368, and i yellow 

 jasper arrow point. 



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Fig. 3 Elk bones from pit 55, cracked and split for the marrow 



Pit 66. See Burial XXXVIII, pit 67. 



Pit 70 at 20' on the north side of trench 6 was 2! by 3' in dimen- 

 sions and 30" deep and contained the ordinary pit refuse. The 

 following named objects were found : i bone awl, F378, i awl 

 point, F379, and i incised beaver tooth, F382. 



