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ANCIENT M O N U M K NTS, 



Flo. 112. 



of these axes. No. .3 is composed of 



tough sicnite, is finely worked, and 



highly polished. No. 4 is of a 



species of variegated slate, and was found near Middletown, Connecticut.* Nos. 



1 and 2 are miscellaneous examples ; both are composed of greenstone. This 



form of the stone axe is not peculiar to America. Num- 

 bers, differing only in material, are found in almost all 

 parts of the globe. Fig. 113 represents two, composed 

 of flint, which were brought from Denmark, by the late 

 J. F. WooDsiDE, Esq., U. S. Consul at Copenhagen, and 

 are now in possession of his family, at Chillicothe, Ohio. 

 They were obtained from a Scandinavian barrow. No. 1 

 seems to have been simply chipped into shape, and never 

 used ; No. 2, on the other hand, is well polished, and 

 has evidently seen much use. Except in respect to mate- 

 rial, they are undistinguishable from thousands found in 

 the United States. 

 It will be observed that the various kinds of axes above described, are imper- 



forate. A few implements have however been discovered, which are generally 

 called hatchets, and which have holes for the reception of handles. Examples 



* PresenfPf] l,y .Tohn TIai.i. Esq., Nfw Yoik. Nos. 1 nnd 2 ;iro in tlip cMliinct nf James McRTiinE. Esq. 



