of the building on the opposite side by a former explorer, and then thrown back when the excavation was filled. The soil was removed from the room, leaving it exposed as it appeared when the burials were placed on the floor and prior to heaping the mound over the building. The burials are shown in Fig. 26. The perfect skeleton placed along the west wall had not been disturbed by former explorers and was removed in very good condition. Fig. 27 shows the skeleton as it was uncovered. The body had been placed upon a prepared floor and under the head lay a large copper gorget of unusual size, made in the form of a conventional cross. The size of the gorget is eight inches long by six inches wide, and is considered as belonging to the Hopewell Culture. One of the fingers of the gorget may be seen extending from beneath the skull. An ear ornament of copper lies near the right cheek bone and another similarly located on the other side is not visible in the cut. Around the neck was a string of beads made of shell and on the right arm an object made of wood, covered with copper. In the left hand was an ornament made of the anterior half of the lower jaw of a gray wolf. The part of a skeleton shown near the north wall of the structure had been disturbed by former explorers, who cut a trench six feet wide into the mound from the northeast, and when they came to the center carried the shaft to the base of the mound, where the great central fireplace was located, practically in the center of the room. The fireplace certainly was in use a very long time as indicated by the burned earth. However, nothing definite could be obtained as to its size, as the charred wood and ashes were thoroughly mixed with the earth. I am inclined to believe the parts of the skeleton found near the north wall were left in the place where it was found and the skull and a few other parts removed. No artifacts were left with the skeleton but it is generally understood that a number of objects were found. The house was evidently supplied with a roof, as post-holes were found at the corners, as shown in Fig. 28. At the far corner in the cut, a stake about four feet high is placed in the |