122 CERTAIN ABORIGINAL MOUNDS OF THE GEORGIA COAST. 



Fig. 70. — Piercing 

 implement of 

 bone. Mound 

 D. (Two-thirds 



Burial No. 42, skeleton of a dog, immediately above No. 41. 



Burial No. 43, 18 feet S. W., 3 feet 6 inches from surface in 

 same pit as No. 41, were a single skull and one tibia, about 3 feet 

 distant. These bones had probably been disturbed by the introduc- 

 tion of the burial below. 



Burial No. 44, 10 feet S. by W., skeleton of a female lying on 

 a shell layer 2 feet 10 inches from the surface. The head, which 

 would have been N. E., was bent over and crushed on the pelvis. 

 The lower trunk lay on the back, the upper was bent over. The 

 right arm lay along body with forearm flexed along thigh. The 

 left arm was alongside of body with forearm across pelvis. The 

 thighs extended laterally at right angles to opposite sides of the 

 body. Legs were flexed back against them. 



Burial No. 45, 6 feet S. E., several scattered human bones in 

 the great central shell pocket. Other bones were scattered at 

 various points throughout. 



Burial No. 46, 16 feet W. by S., on the line of the yellow sand, 

 there 3 feet 10 inches from the surface, was a skeleton of a female, 

 at full length, measuring 5 feet 8 inches as it lay, on back, head 

 S., face E.. right arm along side, forearm crossing to pelvis ; left arm 

 along body, forearm flexed back with hand to shoulder. 



Burial No. 47., 26 feet N. by E., on the yellow sand, there 2 feet 

 from the surface, isolated cranium wanting face bones and lower jaw. 



Burial No. 48, 13 feet S. W., 3 feet 6 inches down, skeleton of 

 animal, probably dog, which fell into small bits upon removal. 



Burial No. 49, 9 feet S. W., a fireplace composed of a layer 

 of charcoal and blackened sand, 4 inches thick at start and 1 foot 

 8 inches across. One foot inward it was 25 inches across and 5 inches 

 thick, lessening from that point to its termination 26 inches from 

 its outer margin. It was 18 inches below the surface of the mound. 



Burial No. 50, 2 feet S., in the great central shell pocket, 4 

 feet from the surface, was a deposit of calcined human bones, 3 

 inches thick at the beginning and 13 inches in breadth. Sixteen 

 inches inward it was 25 inches across and about 4 inches thick. It 

 extended inward 2 feet 9 inches. With the calcined bones was no 

 charcoal, and fragments of bones of lower animals lying among 

 them showed no trace of fire. The cremation, therefore, had not 

 been carried into effect on the spot. With the remains was an 

 interesting pointed implement 11.3 inches in length (Fig. 70), 

 wrought from a split bone of a lower animal, with a carefully 

 incised decoration on the handle, a part of which is missing. An 

 interesting feature is a former fracture repaired by the use of 

 bitumen. With the piercing implement was what may have been 



