EXCAVATIONS AT 1.\11N- BAY


tion showed interment had been made with the upper part of the
body facing downward but with the lower spine twisted and with
the legs bent and the knees drawn upwards and to the side so that
femurs formed an angle of about 450 with the spinal column. Upper
arms were extended along the sides but lower arms were bent up-
wards so that hands were near shoulders. All bones present were
in anatomical order but the skull and cervical vertebrae were
missing. If present, the skull would have been to the southeast.
 Adelaide K. Bullen, Research Assotiate in Anthropology, Flor-
ida State Museum, who has studied these bones, reports:

 The size of these bones, the fact that all available epi-
 physes are closed, and the presence of osteophytic lipping
 suggest that this skeleton is that of an adult. Metacarpals,
 phalanges, and the distal end of the left radius show clear
 epiphyseal union. Bony areas diagnostic of late fusion are
 lacking. Ends of most of the long bones have disintegrated.
 Many parts of the skeleton, including the skull-as noted
 above-and the pelvis, are missing.
 The missing head and cervical vertebrae did not leave
 observable clues on the remainder of the skeleton as to their
 manner of loss.
 In reviewing the material which this burial produced, it
 is interesting to note-as is not unusual in archaeological
 sites-that the decay of bone has tended to parallel the loca-
 tions of spongy substance which occurs in greatest amount
 in the short and irregular bones and at the ends of the long
 bones (Schaeffer, 1953: 89-91). Roots had honeycombed
 the areas of spongy substance whereas they could not pene-
 trate the thick areas of compact bone in the shafts of the long
 bones. The amount of decay may have been facilitated by
 periods of heavy rains over the years. The metacarpals and
 phalanges that were preserved in good condition were under
 parts of the skeleton.
 Nicholas R. Greville, M.D., Division of Orthopedics,
 College of Medicine, University of Florida, was consulted
 as to pathology. He noted a possible healed fracture of the
 shaft of one femur. A suggestion of lipping on the patella