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golden sand taken from the bottom of the pit was placed on 

 top of the depression left when the pit was filled. The entire 

 bear mound was then covered over with the dark yellow sand and 

 loam forming the superimposed panther effigy. 



A study of the stratification of the panther shows that a shallow 

 additional intaglio was made for it. This stratification was simple 

 and quite uniform throughout. Observations taken at the trench 

 which crossed both the hip of the original bear mound and the be- 

 ginning of the tail of the panther, showed the following strata : 



Surface loam 19.78 



Dark yellow sand 17.58 



Whitish sand 16.68 



Mixed yellow and white sand 15.98 



Red sand 15.28 



Mixed golden and white sand 14.68 



Bottom of Mound : 

 Red sand 13.68 



At a point 40 feet farther out on the tail the layer of whitish 

 sand disappeared. The strata here were as follows : 



Surface loam 19.88 



Dark yellow sand 18.48 



Mixed yellow and white sand 17.63 



Red sand 16.28 



Mixed golden and white sand 16.08 



Bottom of Mound : 

 Red sand 15.38 



Near the end of the tail, the mixed yellow and white sand also 

 disappeared, giving the following strata : 



Surface loam 19.28 



Dark yellow sand 18.18 



Red sand streak 16.98 



Mixed white and golden sand 16.88 



Bottom of Mound : 

 Red sand 16.18 



This stratification was similar to that of the small conical, No. 6, 

 lying immediately adjacent, at the end of the panther's tail. 



