92 CERTAIN ABORIGINAL MOUNDS OF THE GEORGIA COAST. 



Burial No. 3, Vessel A, 21 feet S., 1 foot from the surface to its upper margin, 

 upright, as were all the mortuary vessels in this mound, was a bowl of about four 

 gallons capacity, crushed into fragments. The vessel, imperforate, was filled with 

 sand. On its base was the skeleton, or parts of the skeleton, of a child about six years 

 of age, unaffected by fire, which apparently had been doubled and thrust in. The 

 pelvis and bones of one leg were not discovered. 



Vessel B, 19 feet S. Just below the surface was a vessel of the ordinary type, 

 having an intentionally-made perforation in the base. No covering protected the 

 vessel and no bones or remnants of bone were discovered, though beyond question, 

 in our opinion, the skeletal remains of a small infant had disappeared through 

 decay. 



Vessel C, 18 feet W. of S. 1 About 1 foot from the surface was a layer about 2 

 feet long, composed of scattered fragments of large vessels. 



Vessel D, 23 feet S. E., 19 inches down (all measurements of depth in our 

 account of this mound are given to the upper margin of objects), was a vessel of the 

 ordinary type though with unusually distinct decoration. Its base had been inten- 

 tionally perforated. Portions crushed from the rim have been, with one small excep- 

 tion, recovered and fastened in place. No skeletal remains were found in the sand 

 with which this vessel was filled, and doubtless here again the work of decay had been 

 complete. Approximate measurements : height, 17 inches ; diameter of mouth, 

 14 inches; maximum diameter of body, 12 inches (Plate IX). 



Vessel E, 20 feet S., 20 inches from the surface. This vessel is not farther 

 referred to in our notes and was probably in a very fragmentary condition. 



Burial No. 4, Vessel F, 24 feet S. E., vessel of the ordinary type, 12 inches 

 from the surface, containing on the bottom, which was perforated, the bones of a 

 child, in no apparent order and greatly decayed. This vessel was badly broken. 

 Nearby in the sand was a small chisel of polished volcanic rock — Dolerite or Diorite. 



Burial No. 5, just north of Vessel D, loose in the sand, were a patella and a 

 fibula of an adult. 



Vessel G, 22 feet S. E. A globular vessel of about 1 gallon capacity, having 

 the bottom knocked out. Incised decoration surrounds the upper portion. Parts 

 of the rim are missing. 



Burial No. 6, Vessel H, 23 feet E. S. E. A large vessel 16 inches down, 

 crushed into small fragments. With it were a few bits of calcined human remains. 



Vessel I, 22 feet S. E. Two feet from the surface was a globular vessel with 

 flaring rim and incised decoration (Plate XIII, Fig. 2). An attempt to knock out 

 the base had involved a part of the side and of the rim. Many portions were missing. 

 Approximate measurements : diameter at mouth, 5.5 inches ; maximum diameter, 

 7 inches; height, 6.5 inches. 



Vessel J, 22 feet E. by S., a globular, undecorated, imperforate vessel, 2 feet 

 down. Rim broken off and missing. Maximum diameter, 5 inches. 



1 West of south and corresponding terms, though not points of the compass, are used by us to 

 allow a somewhat wide latitude in indicating position on the diagram. 



