130 CERTAIN ABORIGINAL MOUNDS OF THE GEORGIA COAST. 



starting point beneath the black base layer of the mound and 3.5 feet across its 

 base, extended toward the center a distance of 3.5 feet. The black basal layer 

 of the mound continued unbroken above it, showing its completion previous to the 

 inception of the mound. From the surface of the mound to the bottom of the 

 grave was 5 feet 4 inches. From the bottom of the black band to the bottom of the 

 grave was 3 feet 6 inches. In the grave, 4 feet 10 inches from the surface, were 

 three skeletons of children all about five or six years of age. With them were 

 many fragments of pots in layers and one small undecorated cup with a curious 

 knob on the outside at the bottom. This cup, somewhat crushed, has been almost 

 completely restored. 



7. — Just beneath the surface were certain human bones, doubtless remains of a 

 skeleton disturbed by a plow. 



In the shell debris covering the mound was a bone pin 6 inches in length, 

 encircled as to the upper part with incised decoration extending 2 inches down 

 (Fig. 74). 



Ossabaw Island, Bryan County. Middle Settlement, Mound F. 



This low elevation, in the same field as Mound B and about 200 yards in a 

 westerly direction from it, had long been under cultivation. Its highest portion, 

 where superficial shell had a somewhat greater upward slope, was about 20 inches 

 above the general level. The limits of the mound were not definitely fixed. A 

 diameter of 76 feet was taken and the southernmost half of the circumference was 

 carefully dug through. 



The mound, which had absolutely no dark band running through it, was com- 

 posed of black loam mixed with oyster shells. The usual grave-pits were present, 

 the majority being filled with midden refuse, though several contained dark sand only. 



Human remains, in an excellent state of preservation, were met with to the 

 number of twenty. No urn-burials of any sort or pockets of calcined remains 

 were found. 



One skeleton of a dog was found, interred alone, as usual. 



Cord-marked ware in the form of sherds, was present through the body of the 

 mound but the complicated stamp was unrepresented save by two or three fragments 

 from near the surface. One undecorated sherd had a thickness of 1.1 inches. 



Four pebble-hammers lay separately in the sand. Three others, two of quartz 

 and one of Granulite^ lay together, away from human remains. One had a length 

 of about 6 inches. 



Four rude piercing implements of bone came separately from the midden refuse 

 in which also was found the tine of a stag-horn, severed by a cutting tool. 



Burials were of the flexed variety ; the majority of skeletons on the left side. 

 The direction of the heads of eighteen was noted. Ten were to the E., two to the 

 N. E., two to the S. E., two to the W., one to the N. and one to the S. W. 



A little hematite lay with one burial. With another were two fresh-water 

 mussel shells and a mass of rock, somewhat worked. 

 1 All determinations of rock are by Dr. Goldsmith. 



