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THE SENECA NATION 



5. Two skeletons. 



Brass kettles, portion of clay kettle, clay pipe 

 with female figure on bowl facing smoker, pipe 

 stem. 



All graves were bark-lined and all kettles were bottom up near the 

 head. 



The second burial place is on the farm of George Marsh on 

 the western edge of the village site, as it dips down to the gully 

 already spoken of. The soil is heavy red clay. 



The Graves. 



Articles. 



Brass kettle and seeds. 



Upper had no articles. 



Lower was flexed. Kettle in bark and 



blanket. In it a wooden ladle carved, 



with man on handle. A long carved 



bone spoon lay under the pelvis. 



Grave. Posture. 



1. (Hamlin.) ? 



2-3. (Hamlin.) 



Double grave, one 

 skeleton above the 

 other. 



4. (Hamlin.) Flexed. 



5. (Hamlin.) Bark- 

 lined. Skeleton re- 

 presented by a few 

 bones only. 



6. (Hamlin.) Very 

 shallow, about 15 

 inches. Flexed. 



7. (Hamlin.) Bark on 

 bottom. Flexed. 



S. (Houghton.) Bark 

 on bottom and one 

 side. Flexed. 



9. (Bryant.) At length 



on back, head west. 



Above the skull was 



another skull with 



lower jaw in posi- 

 tion. 



A wampum belt at pelvis from which 

 came about 500 beads. An unfinished 

 bone comb lay under the head. 



Two brass kettles, bone handled knife, 

 glass heads. 



No articles. 



A 12-row wampum belt lay across 

 the pelvis, and from it about 1,000 

 beads were taken. At neck a string 

 of long red glass beads. 



Brass kettle wrapped in bark. 



Remains of brass kettle, wrapped in 

 skin, and covered with bark; paint, 

 brass tube, few beads. 



