Iftg BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 118 



it cannot be certainly proven, it seems reasonable to conclude that 

 this pit was associated with the first structure on this site. 



Burials 



The horizontal disposition of all burials in this mound is shown 

 in figure 67, which is a plat of the excavated area. As has been 

 pointed out, it appears that there are two groups of burials on this 

 site. Those outside the structure area were buried in the old village 

 floor and are therefore precedent to the structure and to the mound. 

 By erosion of the earth from the mound they now appear at con- 

 siderable depths. Those buried within the structure area are above 

 the last structure floor level, and are therefore intrusive into the 

 mound and subsequent to it. In order to distinguish between these 

 two groups, the outlines of the structures are also shown in figure 

 67. Burials were numbered as found and are recorded and discussed 

 in order. 



Burial No. 1. — At stake 5.2, at a depth of 22 inches below the 

 present surface, the skeletal remains of a partially flexed adult male 

 was found (pi. 113, a). Associated with the burial were two strips 

 of wood. One was along the center of the body in the vertical axis 

 and was broken into two pieces. One piece extended from fibula 

 of right leg to pelvis and was in line with a section of the same 

 strip which began at the fourth rib and extended to the edge of the 

 jaw. The second strip was 11.5 inches in length and lay parallel to 

 the right arm, as may be seen in plate 113, a. 



Burial No. #. — At stake 5.3 the partially flexed remains of an 

 adult male was found, 36 inches above the village floor. They were 

 associated with Burial No. 1. The body was placed on the back 

 with the head to the north and the face to the west. 



Burial No. 3. — On the original ground surface, southwest of stake 

 4.5, the fully flexed remains of an adult male was found. The body 

 had been laid on the left side with the head to the southeast and 

 the face to the west. The preservation was good. Two rocks were 

 found between the lower legs. 



Burial No. 4- — At stake 6.1, 22 inches below the original surface 

 of the village, a fully flexed adult male skeleton was found. It was 

 lying on the right side with the head to the southeast and the face 

 to the east. It was associated with Burial No. 7. 



Burial No. 5. — At stake 5.5, 6 inches below the old village floor, a 

 flexed burial of an adult was found. The head was to the west, and 

 the body had been laid on the left side, almost face down. The face 

 was turned to the north. 



Burial No. 6. — At stake 5.1, and 51 inches above the village floor, 

 the extended burial of a child was found. Since it was only 14 



