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of the floor and because of the accumulation of earth and ashes de- 

 scribed above which blocked the mouth of the cave. As a result of 

 this condition some of the skeletal material in the dampest part of 

 this ash bed had decayed badly. Because of the frequent dis- 

 turbances of the surface since prehistoric times, the data on the depth 

 of the material discovered was considered to have little significance. 



Burial No. 1. — The grave contained the skeletal remains of a child 

 buried on its back with its head to the east. The legs were flexed 

 on either side of the torso. The body had been wrapped in cloth 

 and surrounded by the bark of trees. The covering was badly de- 

 cayed, but some fragments were preserved. 



Burial No. 2. — The grave contained the fully flexed remains of a 

 young female. The body had been buried with the head to the 

 northeast. It had been covered with a large rock, which, in shifting 

 slightly downhill, had caused the flexed leg bones to shift to the rear. 



Burial No. 3. — In this grave were found the poorly preserved 

 remains of an infant which had been buried with the head to the 

 north. It was flexed and lay on the left side. The skull had been 

 crushed. 



Burial No. Jp. — This was a fully flexed adult which had been placed 

 on its stomach. The head was under the thorax; the left forearm 

 lay at right angles to the humerus and rested under the torso. The 

 knees were flexed and the feet were placed at the pelvis. The preser- 

 vation of the skeleton was very good. 



Burial No. S. — This was the body of a child which had been buried 

 on its back with its face turned to the left. The legs were flexed to 

 the left. The femora were placed at right angles to the pelvis; the 

 tibia and fibula were closely flexed. The skull was crushed. 



Burial No. 6. — A fully flexed adult, buried with the face down, 

 was found in this grave. The knees were touching the chin. The 

 pelvis bones and sacrum were missing. A bone awl was found 

 between the feet and the skull. 



Burial No. 7. — The grave contained the poorly preserved skeleton 

 of an infant. It was buried on the back with its head to the south- 

 east. The skull was crushed and the leg bones were missing. There 

 was a faint indication of a bark wrapping. 



Burial No. 8. — This grave contained the partially flexed remains 

 of a child, buried on the right side. The skull was crushed. A 

 dozen periwinkle shells were scattered on the body. 



Burial No. 9. — This contained the partially flexed skeleton of a 

 child, buried on the right side, with the head to the south. The body 

 had been covered with a large rock, as shown in plate 11, a. Plate 

 11, b, shows the same burial with the stone removed. 



Burial No. 10. — This burial of an adult was covered by a lime- 

 stone slab 18 inches long and 12 inches wide. Many of the bones. 



