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manifest. The ware of the former district, as already shown, ex- 

 hibits variously tinted pastes tempered with coarsely pulverized 

 shells or pot-sherds ; the vases, as a rule, having full bodies, well 

 rounded bases, and in very many cases narrow necks. They exhibit 

 great variety of decoration and no little care in finish. The 

 northern family shows a dark paste tempered with sand — often 

 apparently granitic — a rough fracture, and generally a rude finish. 

 The shapes are comparatively simple, often long, tapering below, and 

 flat bottomed. The ornamentation is totally unlike that of the 

 southern variety. It consists of cord impressions, incised lines, and 

 implement indentations arranged in figures peculiar to the district. 



Fig. 98. — DiweniMjit, Iowa. 



There are many other features that, like the subtile characters of 

 human physiognomy, cannot easily be described, but which are of 

 first importance as indices of relationship or the lack of it. 



A large number of the Davenport specimens were described and 

 illustrated by Farquharson and Pratt in the first volume of the 

 Academy proceedings. As the illustrations used were in outline 



