. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. Plate II. Grave pit 92, Ripley, at 84 feet in trench 10 was 3' 4" deep. It contained the decayed bones of an adult male of mature years. The spinal column was in one solid piece, the result of ankylosis. With the skeleton at the places indicated by the photograph were a double edged celt, a perfect pottery vessel, typically Erian, and a stone effigy pipe, representing some mythical animal [sc^e pi. 22, fig. 5]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. Plate II. Grave pit 92, Ripley, at 84 feet in trench 10 was 3' 4" deep. It contained the decayed bones of an adult male of mature years. The spinal column was in one solid piece, the result of ankylosis. With the skeleton at the places indicated by the photograph were a double edged celt, a perfect pottery vessel, typically Erian, and a stone effigy pipe, representing some mythical animal [sc^e pi. 22, fig. 5]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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