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with the head to the southwest, face northwest, right side, flexed 

 position. 



Grave XXXVIII, pit 67, was at 10' on the east side of trench 12 

 and measured at the top 52" by 'J2" . The soil was a Hght loose 

 sand. Ash pit 66 was found directly over the grave. It was 48" 

 in diameter and 36" deep and filled with fire-broken pebbles, split 

 and cracked animal bones and carbonized wood intermixed with 

 ashes and sand. Amongst this refuse were numerous potsherds, an 

 elk tooth, 3 bone awls, imperfect, and i awl large and well made. 

 There were also several lumps of clay. The pit is probably in- 

 trusive at a period later than that of the burial \see text fig. 11]. 



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Fig. II Diagram of grave XXXVIIT 



The grave bottom was 16" below the bottom of the ash pit. The 

 skeleton was that of a female and was in fairly good condition, 

 but the skull had been flattened and crushed by the weight of the 

 earth. A crushed vessel lay at the back of the head. Orientation : 

 head south-southeast, face north-northeast, right side, flexed position 

 \see pi. 10]. 



Grave XXXIX, pit 68, at 15' on the east side of trench 12 almost 

 touched grave XXXVIII. It was somewhat smaller in dimensions, 

 being 36" by 48" and 32" deep. It held the remains of a child 

 of 8 or 10 years. The bones were in a fair condition but there were 

 np fibulae or tibii. The spine was noticeably curved and in other 

 ways the skeleton seemed peculiar. Orientation: head east, face 

 north, right side, flexed position. 



Grave XL, pit 69, at 20' on the west side of trench 12 was 42" 

 deep. It contained no trace of human remains. A pitcher-shaped 

 pot was found on the east side of the excavation \see pi. 28, fig. 4] . 



Grave XLI, pit 86, at 55' on the east side of trench 10 was 53" 

 deep. It contained the skeleton of an adult male the bones of 

 which were badly crumbled. 10''' before the face of the skull 



