312 CERTAIN ABORIGINAL REMAINS OF THE ALABAMA RIVER. 



These two vessels lay among mingled fragments of two other vessels with 

 scattered bones of an infant. Presumably the fragments represented an earlier 

 burial broken by the introduction of the later one. 



Vessels K and L. — Vessel K, of the regular receptacle type, has a maximum 

 diameter of 20 inches; its height is 14 inches. It contained certain bones belonging 

 to the skeleton of an adult : the vertebrae and ribs, beginning with the fifth dorsal 

 vertebra, down ; the shoulder blades ; the collar bones ; the pelvic bones ; the 

 breast bone and the bones of both feet. Here again we have a fragmentary burial 

 not necessitated by a limited size of vessel. In the mound in Dumoussay's Field, 

 Sapelo Island, Ga., we found the upper part of the skeleton of a woman, buried in 

 a vessel of earthenware with the lower part buried beneath. In this case, however, 

 the vessel was packed to its full capacity, which was far from being the case with 

 Vessel K. 



Over the bones, on the base of Vessel K and wholly contained in it, was part 

 of an inverted bowl, the rim from which was entirely missing. 



Vessel M. — This vessel, of the usual receptacle type, was badly broken and 

 deficient in certain parts which doubtless had been ploughed away. It contained 

 a few decaying bones of the skeleton of an infant. On the fragments of this vessel 

 lay a mass of small pieces of a dish, once, no doubt, a surmounting vessel. This 

 urn-burial was discarded. 



Vessel N. — This vessel, just under the surface, had lost its upper portion and 

 the surmounting vessel by exposure to the plough. The vessel differed from others 

 at Durand's Bend. It had been of fine, light-yellow ware with incised scroll work 

 painted a brilliant red. On the base were a few bits of decaying bones of an infant. 



Vessels and P. — Vessel P, of the receptacle type, with loop handles in place 

 of ridges, fell into small pieces upon removal. It contained a few bones of an infant. 



An inverted bowl (0) had been let into Vessel P for a short distance. This 

 bowl, with slightly flaring rim with incised decoration on the inside, has a maxi- 

 mum diameter of 12.75 inches, a height of 5.2 inches. 



Vessels Q and R. — Vessel R, of the receptacle type, contained the bones of an 

 infant, seemingly in anatomical order. It has a height of 13 inches; a maximum 

 diameter of 19 inches. There is an aboriginal perforation in the base. 



Over Vessel R was an inverted vessel (Q) without a rim, which fell into small 

 pieces upon removal. 



Vessels S and T. — Vessel S, of the usual type, having loops beneath the 

 margin, has a maximum diameter of 20 inches ; a height of 14 inches. On the 

 base were certain bones of a skeleton belonging to a period toward the close of 

 infancy. These bones were not in regular order, and the skull, except the lower 

 jaw, was wanting. Above the bones, which were lying on the base of the vessel, 

 had been placed a sort of circular dish (T), inverted, having a maximum diameter 

 of 13.5 inches and 2.8 inches deep. This dish bore no decoration with the excep- 

 tion of certain notches around the margin. While most of the bones were covered 

 by the dish, a part of the margin lay against a scapula which was upright and 



