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Burial No. 11. — Just below the mound surface a pit 15 inches by 11 

 inches, filled with charred skeletal remains, was found, as shown in 

 plate 125, b. This burial was cremated before being placed in the 

 mound, since the earth showed no evidence of burning. No lines 

 could be determined that would indicate an intrusive burial. Under 

 this burial was found the central column of a conch shell, as shown 

 with the other artifacts from this site. 



Burial No. 12. — A poorly preserved skull and fragmentary long 

 bones were found at 36 inches above the hardpan. 



Burial No. 13. — Sixteen inches above the hardpan a portion of a 

 skull was found with the other bones indicated only by lines of 

 powdered bone fragments. 



Burial No. H. — Fragmentary bones were found 28 inches above 

 the hardpan with some charcoal in association. 



Burial No. 15. — Just below the surface of the mound were found 

 the fragments of a skull and mandible, in association with one poorly 

 preserved shell bead. 



Burial No. 16. — This burial was shown only by fragments of skull 

 and teeth. It was 26 inches above the hardpan. Some small bits of 

 charcoal were found in association. 



Burial No. 17. — Twenty-six inches above the hardpan a flexed 

 burial with the head to the east was found. The preservation of 

 the skull was fair; preservation of the balance of the skeleton was 

 very poor. 



Burial No. 18. — At 24 inches above the hardpan a fragmentary 

 skull was found. 



Burial No. 19. — Within an area 4 feet by 2 feet and 3 feet above 

 the hardpan there were scattered teeth and skull fragments with 

 other bones poorly preserved, which seemed to indicate that two 

 bodies had been buried here. 



Conclusions 



These mounds were obviously "burial mounds." The condition 

 of the burials found in them may be due to great age. However, 

 there was no evidence to show that bodies in the flesh had been 

 deposited in these mounds and that the present condition had been 

 due to long decay. 



The remaining portions of each skeleton were very fragmentary, 

 and in several burials the remains of more than one individual was 

 included. This would seem to suggest the deposit of bundle burials 

 of bones, which would in part account for the condition of the 

 burials. There was an entire absence of burial offerings, with the 

 possible exception of the one cremated burial, which had a frag- 

 ment of marine shell under it. 



