Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . The skeleton lay at full length,but owing to the fact that the grave had not been dugsufficiently large for its accomodation, the head is ele-vated above the remainder of the bones. The remainsare those of a young male, 5 feet 8 inches in the skeleton were placed 12 arrow-points of flint,of the characteristic angular-edged type, and one arrow-point made of an antler tip; a bone needle, 7\ incheslong, made from the shoulder-blade of the elk, and asimilar needle, 3\ inches in length; a broken perforatedslate gorget or pendant; and a numbe
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . The skeleton lay at full length,but owing to the fact that the grave had not been dugsufficiently large for its accomodation, the head is ele-vated above the remainder of the bones. The remainsare those of a young male, 5 feet 8 inches in the skeleton were placed 12 arrow-points of flint,of the characteristic angular-edged type, and one arrow-point made of an antler tip; a bone needle, 7\ incheslong, made from the shoulder-blade of the elk, and asimilar needle, 3\ inches in length; a broken perforatedslate gorget or pendant; and a number of antler tips,splints of deer bone, and a tarso-metatarsus of the wild Exploration of the Mound City Group 569 turkey. The unworked bone pieces, representing rawmaterial for the manufacture of useful implements, wasa characteristic of almost every intrusive burial foundin the group. The second skeleton lay directly east of the Squierand Davis shaft, and within 4 inches of its body had been placed in the grave in a flexed posi-. Fig. 84. Intrusive burial No. 1, Mound No. 8. tion, and was accompanied by numerous interestingobjects, among which are the following: a platformpipe, of the plain type; five tool-handles, made from deerantler; a hair-comb, of antler; several large bone awlsand spatula-like implements; and several unworkedpieces of bone and antler. In mound number 23, four individuals representingthe intrusive burials were found — three in one grave,and one in another. The three burials occupying onegrave were placed without order, and comprised theskeletons of an adult male, a woman and a child. Thegrave was a mere pit, 3 feet in diameter, and not more 570 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications than 18 inches deep from the top surface of the specimens were placed mostly at the south side ofthe skeletons, and in the earth beneath them, and com-prised the following: a mallet, or hammer, consistingof a short section of the body of an elk antle
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