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height. Its altitude at the time of the demolition of the mound by us was 14 

 inches; its diameter we judged to be about 38 feet. 



Like many other mounds of its class it was composed of dark sand over undis- 

 turbed yellow sand, separated by a dark band, probably the original 

 surface of the field. The line of the base showed marked irregularities, 

 with several curious pits similar to those already referred to in other 

 mounds. Oyster shells covered the central portion of the mound to a 

 depth of about 1 foot 6 inches. 



We give a detailed description of the skeletal remains in conjunc- 

 tion with the diagram (Fig. To). 



1. — 16 feet S. E., a grave with the base 34 inches from the surface 

 and 22 inches below the base line of the mound. In it was part of a 

 skeleton in anatomical order, trunk on back and upper extremities in 

 order, arms down along body, cranium missing but a few teeth lying on 

 ribs, lower extremities missing with the exception of left foot which lay 

 on trunk immediately above pelvis. 



2. — 15 feet N. W., a female skeleton, head N. E., flexed on left side, 

 10 inches down. 



X. — 12 feet S. of W., a fire-place 1 foot beneath surface, 20 inches 

 long, with a maximum thickness of 2 inches, and extending inward 1 

 foot 7 inches. 



3. — 11 feet W. by S., 8 inches down, a number of loose human 

 bones having in association fragments of a vessel of about 2 quarts 

 capacity, crushed flat. The cranium was missing. This disturbance 

 probably owed its origin to the plow. 



4. — 8 feet W. by S., a skeleton of uncertain sex, head E., trunk on 

 back, left thigh extended, leg flexed back upon it, right thigh flexed 

 toward body, leg drawn down upon thigh, arms and forearms parallel to 

 body. This skeleton, one humerus of which showed an imperfectly 

 united fracture, 1 was 15 inches from the surface. 



5. — 12 feet N. by W., a grave with base 37 inches from the surface, 

 containing a skeleton with trunk on back, head S. W., thighs flexed on 

 body and turned to the right, legs flexed against thighs, right arm and 

 forearm parallel with body, left arm along body with forearm flexed at 

 a right angle across body. From the bottom of the grave to the top 

 of the black base-line was 25 inches. The pit was 3 feet 3 inches 



pin with in- across a t the top. 

 cised decor- L 



ation. Mound XX. — 7 feet W., a fire-place about 2 inches thick, 1 foot 4 inches 



E. (Full size.) . - 1 



below the surface. Its outer margin had a length of 30 inches, broad- 

 ening to 3 feet 9 inches about 1 foot 11 inches inward. From the left corner a 

 small spur projected 9 inches farther in. 



6. — 2 feet W.. a curious grave, 5 feet 6 inches in diameter at its apparent 



1 Sent to the Army Medical Museum, Washington, D. C. r 



