52 CERTAIN ABORIGINAL MOUNDS OF THE GEORGIA COAST. 



grave to the northern margin along the side of the pit was 5 feet. The grave was 

 filled with oyster shells and sand distinctly darker than the sand of the mound. 



Fifteen crania, more or less imperfect, were present with the other bones, as 

 were certain calcined fragments of human bone. Among the long bones was a 



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Fig. 32. — Nortb and south section of grave 33. Walker Mound. 



femur 19.75 inches in length, indicating a male about 6 feet in height — a stature we 

 believe, greater than indicated by any bones discovered by us in Florida mounds. 



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Fig. 33.— East and west section of grave 33. Walker Mound. 



34. Immediately beneath the grave just described was a layer of oyster shells, 

 which merged with, and took the place of, the black band running through the mound 

 to which reference has been made. Particles of charcoal were abundantly present 

 in the oyster shells and it would seem that these shells, at this point, 5 feet 9 inches 

 from the surface, were there at the time when the fire was made which 

 caused the black layer running through the mound. Just below the layer of shell, 



