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being burned. It was impossible to determine the species of the 

 animal, on account of the fragile condition of the bones, but it was 

 evidently some small animal which may have borne a certain rela- 

 tion to the clan or other organization of the sacrificers. Similar 

 sacrifices, imbedded in ceremonial sand, were found in mounds Nos. 

 7, 12 and 13, which were also conicals. 



Mound No. 31 was highly stratified, containing 15 artificial 

 strata. In this it resembles the newer rather than the older group 

 of mounds, and perhaps should be placed along with Nos. 7, 12 and 

 13, which also contained similar sacrifices. The bright golden hue 

 of the ceremonial sand underlying the animal sacrifice was also 

 more akin to the golden sand of the second group than to the pale 

 yellow sandy loam used in connection with sacrifices in the first 

 group. These strata were as follows : 



Surface loam 20.58 



Animal sacrifice 19.44 



Bright golden sand pocket 19.34 



Dark yellow sand 19.08 



Light yellow sand 17.58 



Red sandy clay 17.28 



Golden sand 17.09 



Red sandy clay 16.28 



Golden sand 16.08 



Red sandy clay 15.88 



Golden sand 15.68 



Red sandy clay 15.38 



White sand with golden streaks 15.28 



Red sandy clay 14.78 



White sand with golden streaks 14.38 



Bottom of Mound : 



Mottled sandy clay 14.08 



Gray clay 11.98 



Mound No. 32 contained a fireplace, made of small smooth 

 stones, underlaid by a fire stratum. No other signs of any sacri- 

 fices, however, were found. It was much simpler in stratification 

 than No. 31 and in this resembled the older type of mound. Its 

 strata were as follows: 



