Bulletin Volume 117 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...face northwest, right side, flexed position; northmost, head southeast, face southwest, left side, tightly flexed. Grave LXXXII, pit 127, at 55' in the middle trench 17 was 42" wide, 48" long and 48" deep. The crumbling skeleton was that of a male. At the top of the skull was a large pot cracked on one NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM side but otherwise in good shape.1 When the skull was emptied two vertebrae and three phalanges fell from it. These had probably been placed in the skull by some small rodent, the remains of whose burrow were found circling the pot. An ash pit 20" deep was over this grave. The skull pointed south and faced west and the skeleton lay on its left side, flexed. Grave LXXXIII, pit 128, in trench 17 on the east side was found directly beneath a plum tree and therefore the skeleton could not be properly exposed. Within the grave at 49" below the surface was found a female skeleton. At the occiput was a pottery vessel of the corded type. The skull pointed east, faced north, and the skeleton lay flexed upon its left side. Grave LXXXIX, pit 129, at 67' on the east side of trench 17 was 60" by 62" and 42" deep. In this grave were 2 female skeletons. The eastmost skeleton lay upon its back with the face up and the inferior maxillary dropped upon the vertebrae. The westmost lay in the usual position. Orientation: eastmost, head southeast, face up, right side, flexed; westmost, head southeast, face northeast, right side, tightly flexed. Grave XC, pit 130, at 67' on the west side of trench 17 was separated from pit 123 by a space of 2' 6." The grave was 60" long, 48" wide and 52" deep. Upon the bottom was a female skeleton crushed and flattened. On the middle finger of the...