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Burial No. 3, Vessel A.
To the S. W. of Burial
No. 2, in contact with
its base, resting on
undisturbed sand, 36
inches from the surface,
entirely intact, was a
vessel of the ordinary
type (see introductory
remarks as to this type
at the commencement of
this Report). Height,
15.5 inches; maximum
diameter of body, 11.5
inches; diameter of
mouth, 13.5 inches.
Within this vessel,
which was unprotected by
an imposed vessel or by
fragments, were a number
of human bones of an
adult, probably
representing an entire
skeleton. Long bones
together were upright
against the side, while
the cranium lay face
down with ribs and other
bones beneath, as shown
sectionally in the
frontispiece, in which,
however, all the long
bones are not
distinguishable, certain
ones being in rear of
others. The skull and
long bones are
represented exactly as
found, never, in fact,
having been removed from
the vessel, but treated
in place with numerous
coats of shellac to
impart durability. The
fragmentary smaller
bones and the beads were
removed with the sand
and subsequently
replaced, but not
exactly in their former
position. Most of the
beads lay on top of the
mass of bones at the
base of the vessel. |
