Exploration of a Munsee cemetery near Montague, New Jersey . was directed SW, had beencrushed, but was lying in its natural position, with the lower jawin place. No artifacts were found with this burial. The dis-colored sand continued west of the skeleton, but there were com-paratively few animal bones in it. • Skeleton ij, an adult, the skull 11 in. below the surface. Thebody lay on its right side, with the legs flexed and the skull towardthe SW. The arms were bent upward; the hands rested againstthe chin. A bear-tooth, found directly beneath the skull, was theonly accompaniment of this buria
Exploration of a Munsee cemetery near Montague, New Jersey . was directed SW, had beencrushed, but was lying in its natural position, with the lower jawin place. No artifacts were found with this burial. The dis-colored sand continued west of the skeleton, but there were com-paratively few animal bones in it. • Skeleton ij, an adult, the skull 11 in. below the surface. Thebody lay on its right side, with the legs flexed and the skull towardthe SW. The arms were bent upward; the hands rested againstthe chin. A bear-tooth, found directly beneath the skull, was theonly accompaniment of this burial. Skeleton 14, a child, with the skull 13 in. below the body lay on its back, with legs extended and with the arms atthe sides. The skull, which was crushed, was directed SW. A pieceof limestone rested on the chest. The bones of the skeleton hadbeen disturbed. Skeleton 15, a child, 18 in. below the surface. The bones werescattered and the cranium was missing. There were no burialaccompaniments. CONTR. MUS. AMER. INDIAN VOL. II, NO. 1, PL. V. , I a. SKELETON 8 WITH DEPOSIT QF ORNAMENTS NEAR SHOULDER
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