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Holdings: 35mm slide: 8417
Date of Photo: 1958
World Region: North America
Region: Great Lakes Region
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Political Location: Peterborough
Archaeological Site Name: Serpent Mound
Description: Serpent Mounds Site, Peterborough, Ont. Burial #31 disturbed remains of at least 3 adults on right. Small portion of pelvis and femur of burial #28 on platform in center below wall. Burial #28 is in pit in original surface beneath mound. Note pit sides in profile to right and left of exposed bone and brown pit fill over burial. Original sod level (darker soil) shown on floor level about sign board. Red and white arrow is 6 " and points North.
Image Categories: Feature: Burial/cremation(s); Human Remains: Burial/Cremation(s)- in situ
Source Type Detail: Photographer (Original): Johnston, Richard B.

Collection: UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Record: 14057
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-14057/restricted

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Full citation: "Serpent Mounds Site, Peterborough, Ont. Burial #31 disturbed remains of at least 3 adults on right. Small portion of pelvis and femur of burial #28 on platform in center below wall. Burial #28 is in pit in original surface beneath mound. Note pit sides in profile to right and left of exposed bone and brown pit fill over burial. Original sod level (darker soil) shown on floor level about sign board. Red and white arrow is 6 " and points North.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-14057/restricted. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 23, 2024.