510 CERTAIN ABORIGINAL REMAINS OF THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER. 



Burial No. 2. — 5 feet from the center, 2 feet down, lay a large bunch of long- 

 bones, including three humeri, with the skull of an adult on top. To one side was 

 another skull. 



Burial No. 3. — 4 feet down, about 5 feet from the center, was a skull from 

 which the lower jaw was wanting, over a femur and part of an ulna. 



In woods on high ground, about 1 mile in a southerly direction from Moscow 

 Landing, about 400 yards from the river, were eight mounds, also on property 

 belonging to Mr. Larkins. Three of these were investigated by us. 



Considerably the largest was 26 feet across the base and 3.5 feet in height. 

 There was no trace of previous digging. The mound, practically dug through by 

 us, was of a mixture of sand and clay, unstratified. 



Burial No. 1. — 2 feet 8 inches down, 6 feet from the center, were portions of 

 two humeri. 



Burial No. 2. — 1 foot down, 5 feet from the center, lay an isolated skull. 



Burial No. 3. — 3 feet 4 inches down, 3.5 feet from the center, was a skull and 

 part of one humerus. 



Burial No. 4. — At the same level and about half a foot from Burial No. 3, lay 

 the skull of a child with two fragments of long-bones. Six inches away were five 

 cannon bones of deer piled parallel to one another.. 



Burial No. 5. — 2 feet from the center, 1 foot down, was a lone skull, crushed 

 and rotten, as were all in this mound. 



An arrowhead and a scraper lay loose in the sand. 



A slight elevation near by yielded no results. It was probably the site of a 

 tepee. 



The next largest mound in the group was 2 feet high and 22 feet across the 

 base. We noticed no trace of previous examination. 



An excavation 11 feet by 12 feet in the center showed human remains, dis- 

 turbed by one of our diggers before inspection by us. Nearby were : a bit of stone ; 

 a bone with a groove worn into it ; a rough arrowhead ; several chips of chert ; and 

 a rude, undecorated tobacco-pipe of earthenware with a former fracture, which was 

 considerably increased by a, blow from a spade. 



Mound near Sucarnochee Creek, Sumter County, Ala. 



Likewise on the property of Mr. Larkins, on a tongue of land between the 

 river and Sucarnochee creek, about 35 yards from the edge of the bluff and 1.25 

 miles below Moscow, approximately, was a symmetrical mound in the woods. Its 

 height was 4 feet; its basal diameter 25 feet. This mound, which showed no 

 previous investigation, had so inviting an appearance that it was entirely dug 

 through by us except a small portion around the roots of a large tree. The mound 

 was composed of clay with but a slight admixture of sand. In different parts of the 

 mound were : 



Burial No. 1. — A lone skull, badly decaj^ed. ' ■ 



Burial No. 2. — A solitary skull, crushed flat. 



