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sides, respectively, of the perimeter of each fire circle, which was 

 about 6 feet in diameter. The burial was placed in the center of 

 the circle and about a foot and a half below these fires or 4 feet 

 from the top of the mound. There were several additional cere- 

 monial strata beneath each, indicating that at these two points the 



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FIG. 11— PLAN OF MOUND NO. 9 



original intaglio of the rabbit mound had been excavated more 

 deeply than in its other sections. The stratification connected with 

 the burial at the hip position was as follows: 



Surface loam 21.95 



Fireplace 19.73 



Mottled sandy clay, covering burial 19.31 



Burial : 



Red sandy clay, tamped 18.03 



Golden sand, tamped 17.59 



Red sandy clay, tamped 17.27 



Bright yellow sand, tamped 17.25 



Bottom of Mound: 



Red sandy clay 16.09 



Bright yellow sand 15.55 



Red sandy clay 15.25 



Mottled sandy clay, light 14.97 



Dark yellow sand 14.25 



Clay subsoil 13.49 



