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Fig. 277. — 111 tliis rather iiTegular piece of potstoue the carelessly drilled 

 hole is placed nearly in the centre. It was found in the bottom of the Oconee 

 River, in Putnam County, Georgia, and presented by Mr. McKinley. 



Fio. 277.— Georgia. (2S0G1). 



Fio. 278.— Massachusetts. (17S49). 



Figs. 277 and 278.— Stone sinkers. 



Fig. 278. — A very flat, smooth pebble of oval shape, pierced with a round 

 hole near the edge. Tlie perforation was sunk from both sides, and the slanting 

 cavities show traces of additional grinding. This specimen, consisting of a kind 

 of potstone of very compact structure, probably served as a sinker. From 

 Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was obtained from Mr. 

 Clark. 



Fig. 279.— Stone sinker (?). California. (18300). 



Fig. 279. — One of the many pierced stone discs from the Santa Barbara 

 group of islands, collected for the National Museum by Messrs. Schumacher, 

 Bowers, and Harford. It is a flat pebble of micaceous schist, having in the 



