No. 4. Horizontal, on the back, head east and resting on the concave surface of an engraved shell; a conch shell (_Busycon perversum_) at the side of the head, and copper and shell beads around the neck. [Illustration: FIG. 33.--Plan of the R. T. Lenoir burial pit, Caldwell County, North Carolina.] No. 5. Horizontal, head northeast; shell beads around the neck and two discoidal stones and one celt at the feet. No. 6. A communal grave, containing at least twenty-five skeletons, in two tiers, buried without any apparent regularity as to direction or relative position. Thirteen of the twenty-five were "flat-heads;" that is, "the heads running back and compressed in front." Scattered through this grave, between and above the skeletons, were polished celts, discoidal stones, shells, mica, galena, fragments of pottery, and one whole pot. Around the neck and wrists of some of the skeletons were also shell beads. There may have been more than twenty-five individuals buried here, this, however, being the number of skulls observed. No. 7. Horizontal, on the left side, head northwest; no implements. No. 8. An irregular layer of water-worn stones, about 4 feet square. On top was a bed of charcoal 3 or 4 inches thick, on and partially imbedded in which were three skeletons, but showing no indications of having been in the fire. Scattered over these were discoidal stones, one small, saucer-shaped dish, shells (of which one is engraved), pipes, shell beads, and pieces of pottery. No. 9. A grave containing three skeletons, lying horizontally on their backs and side by side, the outer ones with their heads east and the middle one with the head west; no implements. No. 10. Horizontal, on the right side, head north, with stone implements in front of the face. No. 11. Doubled up, top of the head south; shell beads around the neck and celts at the feet. No. 12. A grave containing seventeen skeletons, seven of which had flat heads, two of the number children. Two of the adult heads were resting on engraved shells. In this grave were found four pots and two food-cups, the handle of one representing an owl's head and that of the other an eagle's head. One of the small pots was inside a larger one. Scattered among the skeletons were shell beads, polished celts, discoidal stones, paint, etc. None of the skeletons were inclosed in stone graves.[36] In order to convey an idea of the number of articles deposited with the dead in some of these burial places, I give here a list of those obtained from the pit last described: One stone ax. Forty-three polished celts. Nine vessels of clay. Thirty-two arrow-heads. Twenty soapstone pipes, mostly uninjured. Twelve discoidal stones. Ten rubbing stones. Two hammer stones. One broken soapstone vessel. Six engraved shells. Four shell gorgets. One _Busycon perversum_ entire, and two or three broken ones. Five very large copper beads. One lot of fragments of shells, some of them engraved.