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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt:... Skeletons flexed on the right side--3. Skeletons flexed on the left side--3. Skeleton closely flexed on the left side--1. Skeletons at full length on the back--15. Skeleton of an infant, badly decayed--1. Skeleton of a child, badly decayed--1. In addition, there were recent disturbances rising from cultivation of the soil, aboriginal disturbances, and many scattered bones whose form of burial we were unable to classify. On the surface and in the dark soil of the dwelling site were many pebbles; pebble-hammers; sandstone hones; pitted stones, triangular as a rule; and fragments of coarse earthenware, many having loop-handles. There were present, also, drills; discs made from earthenware vessels; several bird-arrowheads of jasper and one of quartz; three rough arrowheads or knives, one of chert; and a long, slender arrowhead of jasper. Near certain loose bones were a mass of limonite and an implement of bone decorated with notches and incised lines. Fio. 68.--Stone disc. Field north of Mound D. (Diameter 7.85 inches ) One of the bunched burials referred to was in reality a deposit of bones extending over a number of square feet. Near a skull in this mass of bones were two carefully made lanceheads of quartzite, one 6.25 inches, the other 8 inches, in length. With these were masses of limonite and of hematite, a small jasper arrowhead, and a thin slab of ferruginous sandstone. At another part of this deposit of bones were two lanceheads of quartzite, 7 inches and 7.5 inches in length, respectively, having notches at the base for attachment, which the other two lanceheads did not have. With the lanceheads found last was a number of beads made by grinding down small shells (Anculosa talniata and Lilhasia showalterii. The badly decayed skeleton of a...