a flat stone under which were two
skulls. One, shown in plate 6, was perfect, with a full set of sound
teeth; from the other, seen in plate 7, the lower jaw was missing. No
other bones were found except two cervical vertebrae, belonging to the
smaller skull. Undisturbed stratified ashes and roof dust were 30
inches thick above the stone.

To this point the trench was not dug to a greater width than 15 feet;
it was now gradually extended to a width of 40 feet to include most of
the central portion.

Sixty feet in, in the upper part of the clay, like all the human bones
discovered, was a skull with the scapulae, a few ribs, and one arm
bone. The lower jaw was missing, and two phalanges were inside the
skull. With the scapulae was one of a much smaller person. Eighteen
inches from these bones, and 6 inches higher, was part of a lower jaw.

At 50 to 60 feet in, on the clay stratum, lay a slab 10 to 12 feet
across and of varying thickness up to 18 inches or more. It fell from
the roof so long ago that the latter is worn and smoothed above it in
much the same way as at other parts. At the east edge of this slab was
a skull so soft and crushed that it could be taken out only in small
fragments; the teeth were very slightly worn, though of large size. A
few traces of other bones were found; not enough to identify. At the
north edge of the slab were two skulls, one of which is shown in plate
8; the other, which belonged to a young person, is given in plate 9.
The limb bones, scapulae, and hip bones, with a few others, were in a
small pile at one side; but neither lower jaw, no ribs, and only a few
vertebrae were found.

[Illustration: PLATE 6 SKULL FROM GOAT BLUFF CAVE, PHELPS COUNTY,
MO. a, Front; b, profile]

[Illustration: PLATE 7 SKULL FROM GOAT BLUFF CAVE a, Front; b,
profile]

[Illustration: PLATE 8 SKULL FROM GOAT BLUFF CAVE a, Front; b,
profile]

[Illustration: PLATE 9 SKULL OF CHILD FROM GOAT BLUFF CAVE a,
Front; b, profile]

[Illustration: PLATE 10 FLINTS FROM GOAT BLUFF CAVE]

[Illustration: PLATE 11 BONE AND ANTLER IMPLEMENTS FROM GOAT BLUFF
CAVE]

[Illustration: PLATE 12 BONE AND ANTLER IMPLEMENTS FROM GOAT BLUFF
CAVE]

[Illustration: PLATE 13
a, Cairn six miles north of Arlington, Mo.
b, Walled grave six miles north of Arlington, Mo.]

About 65 feet in, near the west side, an inverted pot which shows no
marks of use was found in a mass of ashes filling a cavity the