. Bulletin. Ethnology. 30 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 66 The exposure in the canal bank at the place where these bones were found is shown in the accompanying sketch and in the photograplis. . The top surface of stratum No. 2 here, as elsewhere, is irregular, the irregularities being fill(Hl by the overlying deposits. At the spot where the human bones were found, owing to stream wash previous to the deposition of the overlying deposit, the fresh-water stratum. No. 2 of the section, is only 18 inches thick. The human bones were found in this sand about 10 inches above the base. The over
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 30 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 66 The exposure in the canal bank at the place where these bones were found is shown in the accompanying sketch and in the photograplis. . The top surface of stratum No. 2 here, as elsewhere, is irregular, the irregularities being fill(Hl by the overlying deposits. At the spot where the human bones were found, owing to stream wash previous to the deposition of the overlying deposit, the fresh-water stratum. No. 2 of the section, is only 18 inches thick. The human bones were found in this sand about 10 inches above the base. The overlying alluvial beds are stratified, and, as usual, conform to the irregulari- ties of the undeiiying formation. The human bones at this place were found and removed by the writer in the presence and with the assistance of Isaac M. Weills and Frank Ayers. The first bone found was a right astragalus; the second bone taken in place was the right external cuneiform, which lay at the same level and about 10 inches from the astragalus. About 12 inches farther back in the bank was fomid a piece from the right pubes and a part of the loft. â -â .-. â¢.;-.⢠⢠.'I;- ".-TT^-^^^^v^r** V * ⢠« ⢠' ' *-*â¢/*â¢*â¢Â» â¢â¢â¢***.â¢, â¢â â¢â¢.â â¢: â¢.â .â -â¢â¢.'â¢â '.-:â :-â â¢'^^''^!,. â¢â¢â¢ .⢠*â¢Â«*â¢*-â¢.â¢â¢â¢-⢠. ⢠â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢ ⢠Fig. 5.âDetail of the section of south l):uik from aliout 470 to 478 feet west of the bridge. Horizontal and vertical scale, 1 inch equals al)out 2 feet. Human bones were found at or near ihe contact line between strata 2 and 3. The strata Nos. 2 and 3 correspond to strata 2 and 3 of the general section. No. 3 is an alluvial deposit made up of alternating layers of oUnd and mucli which were undisturbed. (After Sellards.) ilium, including that part of the bone which articulates with the sacrum. Upon sifting the sand in which these bones were im
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