Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . Lege net \o post-hole \ o Be £3 ere/??. 4>t/r/aZ \ PLv\N OF FLOORMOUND *2MOUND CITY GROUP , SCALE IN FEET *5 /Q & O /0 2Q 30 Fig. 8. Plan of remnants of Mound No. 2, made by our survey. (444) Exploration of the Mound City Group 445 by the final survey. This is not unusual, since moundsnumbers 12 and 21 each were found to contain a similarnumber of such basins. As the examination was carried through to thenorthward, burials 8 to 15 were disclosed. All wereplaced simply upon the well-defined floor, without arti-facts. Burial number 16, placed abou
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . Lege net \o post-hole \ o Be £3 ere/??. 4>t/r/aZ \ PLv\N OF FLOORMOUND *2MOUND CITY GROUP , SCALE IN FEET *5 /Q & O /0 2Q 30 Fig. 8. Plan of remnants of Mound No. 2, made by our survey. (444) Exploration of the Mound City Group 445 by the final survey. This is not unusual, since moundsnumbers 12 and 21 each were found to contain a similarnumber of such basins. As the examination was carried through to thenorthward, burials 8 to 15 were disclosed. All wereplaced simply upon the well-defined floor, without arti-facts. Burial number 16, placed about 25 feet directlynorth of crematory number 2, was of especial interest,. Fig. 9. Photograph of Crematory No. 1 of Mound No. 2. in that it contained a number of copper specimens. Thecremated remains were placed upon two large platesof mica, laid flat upon the floor, and measuring 15 by11 inches and 16 by 9 inches respectively, each \ inchthick. These plates were cut into form and roundedat the ends. Upon them, and associated with thecharred human remains, were ten copper pendants, up-wards of 6 inches in length, ovate in form with twoperforations at the larger ends for attachment; 22 446 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications effigy teeth of the alligator, made of copper; 12 copperbutton-shaped objects, filled with colored clay; 35 per-forated canine teeth of the elk; 12 marine shells(olivella) perforated for use as beads; 330 pearl andshell beads, forming a large necklace. Near the edgeof this burial was the point of a large obsidian spear,vertically placed, the base of whichhad been brokenoff and carried away by scrapers used in razing themound. Burial
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