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Feature No. 2. — This was a circular pit filled with ashes, which 

 was found in the trench, as shown in figure 57. The pit was 33 

 inches wide and 36 inches long. It extended into the hardpan for 

 13 inches. The bottom of the pit was 19 inches below the ground 

 surface. The pit contained ashes and the usual midden refuse, in 

 which was found a shell spoon. 



Feature No. 3. — East of Feature No. 1 a circular depression 16 

 inches in diameter was found. It was cut down 6 inches into the 

 hardpan and contained fire-cracked stones. 



Feature No. J^. — At the extreme east end of the main trench a shell 

 midden was found. This midden deposit was 9.7 feet long and 4.2 

 feet wide, with an interior depth of 15 inches. When the deposit 

 was cleared away it was found to rest on three separate pits, ar- 

 ranged side by side. The one farthest to the east was 5 feet long, 

 34 inches broad, and 16 inches deep. To the west of this there was 

 a pit 5 feet 4 inches in diameter and 15 inches deep. At the west 

 end of the group there was a pit 4 feet long, north and south, 3 feet 

 4 inches wide, east and west, and 15 inches deep. 



Feature No. 5. — West of Feature No. 4, in the main north trench, 

 a shell-midden deposit was found. It was 13 feet long, 8 feet wide, 

 and 16 inches in vertical thickness. The bottom of this deposit was 

 21 inches below the surface of the field. Pottery sherds, bone awls, 

 and shell spoons were found in this midden heap. 



Feature No. 6. — This was a carefully constructed circular fire pit 

 made of hard-baked clay, as shown in plate 92, a. The pit was 21 

 inches in outside diameter and 5 inches deep inside. It was inside 

 of Feature No. 7 and was doubtless definitely associated with it. 



Feature No. 7. — Under Feature No. 5 was a post-mold pattern, 

 shown in plate 92, o. The pattern indicated a structure 13 feet wide 

 and 17 feet long, which was oriented as shown in the plat of the 

 site. Shell-midden material had been deposited above the remains 

 of the structure. Traces of burned cane were found on the floor 

 of the structure. The floor was hard-packed and well-defined. It 

 lay 12 inches below the hardpan. Individual post molds, from 3.5 

 inches to 5 inches in diameter, extended 12 inches into the hardpan. 

 Figure 58 is a ground plan of the system of molds and shows an 

 orientation of walls along the cardinal directions. Plate 94 shows 

 the structure pattern containing Feature No. 5 in association with 

 Feature No. 11. 



Feature No. 8. — In the central section of the north trench a post- 

 mold pattern outlining a structure was found. The pattern, shown 

 in plate 93, «, indicated a structure 16 feet in width by 18.5 feet in 

 length. The northwest side was not found. If it ever existed it had 

 been destroyed. Scattered molds to the northwest indicated other 



