Field notes, v1725
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A.C.Brether 1958 Homo Sapiens Americanus Brooks Island, off Ft. Center Costa Co., Calif. Jan. 18 (cont) THING LIKE THIS WATER HAD WASHED BRED TO A LINE FROM ELBOWS TO LUMBAR VERTEBRAE LEAVING SHOULDERS, CHEST, UPPER ARMS, RIBS, COCCIGAN & THORACIC VERTEBRAE & SKULL IN THE BANK. BODY MAY HAVE BEEN BURIED AT BOTTOM OF AT LEAST THIS SECTION OF MOUND AS IT SEEMED TO BE LYING ON BLACK DIRT WITH SHELL MOUND MATERIAL ABOVE & AROUND, IT BUT NOT (FOR AT LEAST 4 INCHES - AS FAR DOWN AS I DUG) BELOW IT. FOUND 1 BIRD BONE, PROXIMAL TIP OF DEER ULNA & 2 BOVINE SCRAPPERS (?) RIGHT IN WITH BONES OF SHEEP. NO OTHER BONES (AS MIGHT HAVE COME FROM KITCHEN MIDDEN MATERIAL) FOUND AROUND SHEEP, SO I THINK DEER + BIRD BONE + SCRAPPERS MUST HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN BURIED WITH SHEEP. TEETH WERE WORN - NO ABSCENCE FOR ROOTS OF LEFT UPPER M3. RT 2 OR LBS OF MANDBLUE GONE & EVENTHO I DUG CAREFULLY AROUND THE MAIN PART OF JAWBURY I DID NOT SEE THE MISSING TEETH. WILL TRY TO GET DATA FROM ANTHROP. DEPT. ON THIS SPECIMEN. FOUND UPON COMPAREING BONES DUG UP *** ABOUT 1 TO 2 FT. DOWN FROM TOP OF MOUND ON EXPOSED SIDE