INTERESTING SPECIMENS FROM THE MASON COLLECTION 



The object at the left of unknown use is usually called a " spud "; that at the right is one 

 of the few known specimens of axes with blade and handle complete in one piece of stone. 

 This type of axe forms a connecting Unk between the archaeology of southeastern North America 

 and northern South America. It is rare in North America but specimens have occasionally 

 been found, especially in the Southeast, while a related form occurs on the Northwest Coast 



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