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Small vase of clay aud crushed shells from stone coffin near Nashville, front view 

 Side view of same ........ 



Drinking cup of clay and crushed shells from stone grave near Brentwood 



Hollow image of clay and crushed shells from stone grave near Brentwood 



Image of clay and shells representing deformed female from stone grave near Nashville 



Various forms of shell beads from stone coffins in mounds opposite Nashville 



Shell ornament from breast of skeleton in stone coffin in mound opposite Nashville, con 



cave surface ......... 



Convex surface of same . ........ 



Image of clay and crushed shells from child's grave opposite Nashville . 

 Wooden ornament coated with co]iper from stone grave opposite Nashville 

 Double-headed stone hatchet of green ehloritic stone from mound opposite Nashville 

 Arrow-head from stone grave ....... 



14. Outlines of cranium from stone grave in mound opposite Nashville . 



Shell ornament from stone grave of child opposite Nashville 



Stone implement from stone grave in mound in Nashville 



Disk of crushed shells and clay from stone grave, Nashville 



Knobbed surface of clay disk ....... 



Biconcave stone disk from stone grave . . ... 



Celt from stone grave in Nashville ...... 



Stone implement of sile.\ from ancient Iiurying ground near Na^llvillo 



Black vase from aboriginal cemetery near Nashville .... 



Plan of works aud relative position of mounds on plantation of Oenl. de Graffeureid 



Stone sword or spear head from ancient earthwork on Big Ilarpoth River 



Copper plate with cross stamped in centre from stone grave in mound on Big Ilarpeth 



River ........ 



Yellow clay vase with powdered shell degraissant from stone grave in mound on Big Ilar 



peth River ....... 



Bottom of same ....... 



Va.se from stone grave in burial mound on Big Harpeth River 



Carved sea-shell from stone grave in burial mound on Big Harpeth Rive 



Carvings on same ....... 



Head crowned with helmet from mound in Williamson Co. 



Black earthenware head from ancient earthwork near Hickman . 



Small reddish-yellow cup or pot of fine clay from stone grave 



Group of vases and pots of crushed shells and clay from stone graves on Harpeth Rive 



Group of vases of same material and locality 



Discoidal stone from ancient works on Big Harpeth River 



Biconcave discoidal stone from ancient works on Big Harpeth River 



Hatchet of hard green ehloritic slate from stone grave in works on Big Harpeth River 



Polished wedge or fleshing instrument of green chlorite from stone grave in works on 



Big Harpeth River ......... 



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