AN ERIE INDIAN VILLAGE AND BURIAL SITE 



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kernels of charred corn were found in the grave soil. Orientation: 

 head north, face west, right side, flexed position. Sex, male of 

 perhaps 30 years. 



Grave IX, pit 12, in trench 3 at 35' on the west side contained 

 the decayed skeleton of a youth of 12 or 14 years. The grave 

 bottom 37" below the surface, rested on the clay stratum. Orienta- 

 tion: head south, face west, left side, flexed position. 



Grave X, pit 13, in trench 3 in the middle of the trench at 35' 

 was just east of grave IX. On the eastern end of the grave another 

 intruding grave was found and is described hereinafter. At 42" 

 from the surface in the clay stratum was found a badly .decayed 

 skeleton. Orientation : head south, face west, left side, flexed 

 position. 



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Fig. 7 Diagram of pits 12-14 



Grave XI, pit 14, in trench ^ was 35' on the east and outside of 

 the trench. This pit and pit 13 previously described intruded one 

 another. At 42'' from the surface the right femur of a young adult 

 was uncovered by the trowel. The superincumbent earth was re- 

 moved and the crumbling remains disclosed. The femur bones 

 alone were in fit condition for removal, the others being too soft and 

 crumbling for accurate measurement. The femora measured, right, 

 18.03", ^^^^' i8"- A crushed pot was directly north of the skull and 

 a deposit of purple pigment lay near the frontal bone. In this " war 

 paint " was found a decayed bone tube. The grave bottom was 

 lined with charred grass. Orientation : head north, face east, right 

 side, flexed position with femora at right angles to the body. 



Grave XII, pit 15, in trench 3 on the east side was just north of 

 pit 14. At 40" below the surface the remains of an adult male 

 skeleton were found. The skeleton was badly decayed, some of 

 the bones were calcined and the skull was crushed by the weight of 

 the earth. The knees were drawn tightly up against the chin and 

 the tibii were closed against the femora. A crushed pot was up- 



