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vertebrae were in anatomical order. The skull and all bones of the extremities, 

 except those of the feet, were wanting. These bones were in fairly good condition, 

 and it is impossible to ascribe the absence of the other bones of the skeleton to 

 decay. The bones filled but a small portion of the vessel, so the interment of 

 but part of a skeleton was not necessitated. 



Surmounting and partly covering Vessel H was an inverted vessel (G), without 

 rim, of the type of Vessel E. 



Vessels I and J. — Vessel J, of the receptacle type, 15 inches through the body 

 at its maximum and 11.8 inches high, contained the bones of an infant, apparently 



in anatomical order, though exact 

 determination was difficult owing to 

 disarrangement caused by removal of 

 infiltrated sand. Near the neck was 

 a stopper-shaped ornament of shell, 

 1.25 inches long and presumably a 

 necklace made up of forty-four rec- 

 tangular pieces of shell, incised and 

 doubly perforated, all closely resem- 

 bling one another. Certain of these 

 beads, with the ornament, are shown 

 in Fig. 23. 



Turned over the mouth of Vessel 

 J was a bowl (I), 12.2 inches maxi- 

 Its decoration is incised and punctate 

 :nade by the sounding rod. 



mum diameter and 5.5 inches in height. 

 (Fig. 24). It has two small perforations 



Fig. 24— Vessel I. Cemetery, Durand's Bend. (One-half size.) 



