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in the disturbed sand above were not distinguishable. It contained a flexed skeleton 

 of male on right side, head N. E. 



Burial No. 16, 2 feet 9 inches directly below No. 9, or 4 feet 10 inches from 

 the surface to the bottom of the pit on which the bones lay, a flexed burial of a 

 female on left side, head S. E. 



Burial No. 17, Vessel H, 14 feet S. E. by E., the lower portion of an imperforate 

 vessel of the ordinary type, just below the surface. Portions had been broken off 

 and scattered by the plow. It had been filled with a mass of calcined human 

 remains, some of which from the upper part, lay scattered about. 



Burial No. 17a, a skeleton of a dog some distance below Vessel H. 



Burial No. 18, 21 feet S. of W., on the line of the clear yellow sand, there 4 

 feet 3 inches down, lay a skeleton of uncertain sex at full length, face down, head 

 S. by E. The skeleton measured 6 feet and .5 of an inch as it lay, but the parts 

 were not in immediate contact. No grave was noticeable. 



Burial No. 19, 23 feet S. by W., a pocket of calcined fragmentary human bones 



on the line of the clear yellow sand just 



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Fig. 68.- 



—Section of grave 2 



1. Mound D. 



3 feet from the surface, about 6 inches 

 across at the start and 4 inches thick, 

 broadening to 10 inches and tapering to a 

 point 10 inches from the start. With 

 the calcined fragments were shell beads 

 unaffected by fire. 



Burial No. 20, 3 feet E. of No. 19, 

 apparently a grave extending 12 inches 

 into the clear yellow sand and having its 

 base 3 feet 6 inches from the surface. It contained the skeleton of a male, an 

 ordinary flexed burial on the right side, head S. 



Burial No. 21, 25 feet S., a pit extending 1 foot into the yellow sand, its base 

 3 feet from the surface (Fig. 68). At the bottom lay a skeleton of a young person 

 about 10 years of age, flexed on the right side, head S. Above the skeleton was 

 a layer of charcoal about 6 inches thick, mixed in places with burnt sand and shell, 

 extending up the sides of the pit to a level about 1 foot 6 inches above. The 

 diameter of the pit which was apparently circular, was, where the charcoal ter- 

 minated, 3 feet 4 inches. The jaw and other parts of the skeleton tying in contact 

 with the charcoal were charred or calcined, while other portions lying away from it 

 showed no mark of fire. 



Burial No. 22a, 14 feet S. E., a grave 7.5 feet long by 2 feet wide, running 17 

 inches into the undisturbed yellow sand, its base 4 feet 3 inches from the surface, 

 containing skeleton of a woman at full length, face down, head N. by E., arms along 

 side, measuring 5.5 feet as it lay. 



Burial No. 22b, over the feet of Burial No. 22a, in disturbed sand, 3 feet 2 inches 

 from the surface, a flexed burial of a young adult female, head N. E. Right knee 

 up at right angle to the body, leg parallel to the thigh ; left knee in contact with 



