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heads found inserted in human bones. These specimens were sent to 

 the IT. S. Kational Museum by Dr. John E. Younglove, of Bowling 

 (xreeu, Kentucky. Fig. 1 represents an implement 3i inches long, 1| 

 inches wide, and one-fourth of an inch thick. The stem is broken, which 

 shortens it considerably. It had pierced entirely through the human 

 pelvic bone in which it was found. Fig. 2 is 4 inches long, Iji inches 

 wide, and one-fourth of an inch thick. It is inserted in the head of a 

 human femur( ?). Fig. 1 is loose so that it may be taken out of its present 

 socket, while fig. 2 is firmly embedded and can not be removed. The 

 material of both is the black or brown lusterless pyromachic tiint con ij 

 mon to the country in which it was found. The specimens came fro 

 a cavern about 4 miles northeast of Bowling Green, and an equal d. 

 tance from Old Station. The opening at the surface was about 3 feei 

 in diameter and the hole about 40 feet in depth. At its bottom tin 

 cave extended horizontally several hundred feet through solid rockl 

 There is no way of telling whether these implements were used ai 

 arrows or spears; the shafts which would alone determine that havti 

 entirely disappeared, or at least no fragments of either wood or sinew 

 were reported. If arrows, they must have been used with an enormom 

 bow; it is more likely that they were mounted upon a larger and heavie* 

 shaft and used as spears or javelins. 



Looking at these heavy projectiles, considering the conditions of thi 

 hand to hand tight wherein they were used, and the force with whic 

 they were hurled, it is astonishing that at least one of the fighters, : 

 the specimens belong to different individuals, not only survived tli 

 shock, but the patient recovered with the weapon embedded in ttl 

 wound, for its cicatrization is fouud to be complete. . 



