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Well in on the western side, on the base, together, both badly crushed, were a 

 pot with a complicated stamp decoration and an undecorated bowl, also mica. No 

 bones Avere present with these, but presumably a burial had disappeared through 

 decay. 



At the very verge of the eastern part of the mound, with no bones associated, 

 were a number of vessels extending in and over toward the NE. These vessels, 

 pots and bowls, were undecorated or bore the small check stamp. Many were badly 

 crushed. It is impossible to say how far into the mound this deposit may have 

 extended, owing to the great amount of previous digging. 



There were also in the mound portions of two compartment vessels ; a pebble- 

 hammer and a smoothinsr stone. 



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HoLLEY Mound, Washington County. 



This mound, about two miles in a westerly direction from Bear Point, in an 

 old field, the property of Mr. John C. HoUey, who lives on the place, is about 100 

 yards from the water. According to Mr. Holley the mound had sustained no pre- 

 vious digging, with the exception of two small holes dug by members of his family, 

 which yielded nothing except a few bones in fragments. 



This mound, 2.5 feet high and 50 feet across the base, was totally dug down 

 by us. 



Seven burials were met with, the first 11 feet in from the NE. margin of the 

 mound, on the base as were all with one exception. The remaining burials con- 

 tinued in at intervals until the center of the mound was reached. 



Burial No. 1. — Part of a pelvis covered by a Fulgtir perversuni having the 

 mortuary perforation. Presumably other bones of the deposit, not thus protected, 

 had disappeared. 



Burial No. 2. — Small decaying fragments of a femur and of a tibia, side by 

 side. 



Burial No. 3. — In a shallow grave below the base of the mound were fragments 

 of a skull and bits of two femurs. 



Bui-ial No. 4. — A small fragment of decaying bone. 



Burial No. 5. — Bits of two femurs and of one tibia. 



Burial No. 6. — The remains of a skull. 



Burial No. 7. — Decaying fragments of a cranium. 



We believe that other burials had disappeared from the mound through decay, 

 but think such were from the neighboi-hood of those we have described, as no dis- 

 colored earth or sign of interment of anj- sort was found in other portions of the 

 mound. 



Exactly in the same line with the burials, but beginning at the margin, in 

 blackened sand, were many sherds, and fourteen vessels, three or four together at 

 times, some whole, some crushed to j^ieces. 



