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side but otherwise in good shape.^ When the skull was emptied two 

 vertebrae and three phalanges fell from it. These had probably 

 been placed in the skull by some small rodent, the remains of whose 

 burrow were found circling the pot. An ash pit 20" deep was 

 over this grave. The skull pointed south and faced west and the 

 skeleton lay on its left side, flexed. 



Grave LXXXIII, pit 128, in trench 17 on the east side was found 

 directly beneath a plum tree and therefore the skeleton could not 

 be properly exposed. Within the grave at 49" below the surface 

 was found a female skeleton. At the occiput was a pottery vessel 

 'of the corded type. The skull pointed east, faced north, and the 

 skeleton lay flexed upon its left side. • 



Grave LXXXIX, pit 129, at 67' on the east side of trench 17 

 was 60" by 62" and 42" deep. In this grave were 2 female skele- 

 tons. The eastmost skeleton lay upon its back with the face up 

 and the inferior maxillary dropped upon the vertebrae. The west- 

 most lay in the usual position. Orientation : eastmost, head south- 

 east, face up, right side, flexed; westmost, head southeast, face 

 northeast, right side, tightly flexed. 



Grave XC, pit 130, at 67' on the west side of trench 17 was 

 separated from pit 123 by a space of 2' 6" . The grave was 60" 

 long, 48" wide and 52" deep. Upon the bottom was a female skele- 

 ton crushed and flattened. On the middle finger^ of the right hand 

 was a coiled brass ring. One of the same kind was found on the 

 same finger of the left hand also. The right hand was held flat 

 over the forehead and the copper salts from the ring had preserved 

 a small patch of fine black hair and the scalp to which it was at- 

 tached [see pi. 37, fig. 8], also a small piece of deerskin and a frag- 

 ment of some bark fabric, both perhaps parts of the burial shroud. 

 The skull pointed to the southeast, the face to the northeast and the 

 skeleton lay on the right side, flexed. 



Grave XCI, pit 131, at 66' on the east side of trench 17 was 40" 

 deep and contained the skeleton gf an adult female. A crushed 

 pot containing the cracked bones of a deer was found at the occiput. 

 Over the grave was a small shallow pocket filled with charcoal and 

 ashes. This perhaps was a true burial or grave fire pit. The skele- 

 ton lay on the right side, flexed, with the skull east and the face 

 north. 



Grave XCII, pit 132, in trench 17 at 70' on the west side was 47" 

 deep. In this grave was the skeleton of a female fairly well pre- 



^ This pot is the largest found in the site. 



