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Burial No. 23, 30 feet N. W. by W., 4 feet 9 inches down, skeleton of male, 

 at full length on back, head S. E., 5 feet 4 inches from head to heel. Upper 

 extremities parallel to body. 



Burial No. 24, 23 feet N. W., 3 feet 9 inches down, skeleton of female, partially 

 flexed on the right side, with head N. E. by E. ; thighs at right angle to body, legs 

 flexed sharply back on them. 



Burial No. 25, 19 feet S. E. by S., 5 feet down, skeleton of female, at full length 

 on back, 5 feet 10 inches long with feet outstretched, head E. by S. Upper 

 extremities parallel to body. 



Burial No. 26, 17 feet S. W. by S., 2 feet down, beneath the outer margin of 

 a local shell layer, was a skull with the inferior maxilary wanting and a portion 

 of one rib. The local shell layer was 7 inches thick, and extended inward a 

 number of feet. 



Burial No. 27, 24 feet "W. S. W., 3 feet 4 inches down, skeleton of male, 

 flexed on the right side, measuring 2 feet 10 inches as it lay, the head pushed up at 

 right angle to the body by lack of space in a pit. Head N. W. On the glabella 

 was the mark of a severe blow. 



Burial 'No. 28, 13 feet S. E. by S., skeleton of uncertain sex, 2.5 feet down, in 

 a sort of sitting position, facing S. W. 



Burial No. 29, 15 feet S. by E., 4 feet down, skeleton of female, at full length 

 on back, head S., arms parallel with body, measuring 6 feet as it lay, the feet fully 

 extended. 



Burial No. 30, 26 feet W., 4 feet down, skeleton of female, at full length on 

 face, 5 feet 2 inches from head to heel ; head S. by W. Right upper extremity 

 parallel to body. Left humerus parallel, forearm crossing to pelvis. 



Burial No. 31, 19 feet W. by N., 1 foot 6 inches down, flexed skeleton of female, 

 in crouching position, head N., face looking upward. 



Burial No. 32, 11 feet S. S. E., skeleton of female, at full length, face down, 

 head N. N. E. Legs and feet cut off by digger. Right upper extremity along body. 

 Left humerus a little out with forearm crossing under pelvis. 



Burial No. 33, 3 feet below No. 32. Skeleton of female, full length on back, 

 head N. E. by E., 6 feet 6 inches as it lay. Arms parallel to body. 



Burial No. 34, 15 feet S. E. by S. Skeleton of female, at full length on back 

 head E. S. E., measuring 6 feet 2 inches, slanting into a pit with the head 1 foot 9 

 inches below the feet. 



Burial No. 35, 19 feet W. Skeleton of male, in crouching position, head S., 

 1 foot 9 inches down. 



Burial No. 36, 18 feet W. N. W., 1 foot 6 inches down, skeleton of adolescent, 

 much flexed on right side, head E. On the skull were eight parallel rows of small 

 shell beads, in close contact. Under the chin were small perforated marine shells 

 {Olivella). The epiphyses of this skeleton were unattached. Both humeri showed 

 considerable perforation. 



Burial No. 37, 8 feet S. E. by S., skeleton of very young child, at full length, 



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