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have been found on the site, and nothing has been discovered to sug- 

 gest that the inhabitants of the village had come in contact with the 

 English settlements far eastward. Many of the implements recovered 

 from the site are crudely made, rough but serviceable, and are be- 

 lieved to represent the last of the stone age in this part of Virginia. 

 The small fragments of pottery vary greatly in texture, finish, and 

 decoration, but better examples may be secured later. The large burial 

 mound, examined and described by Jefferson soon after the Revolu- 

 tion, belonged to this village and stood near the right bank of the 

 Rivanna. Smaller sites which evidently belonged to the same people 

 have been discovered on the banks of the Rivanna both above and 

 below the great village. Material recovered from the village site on 

 the James, believed to have been occupied by the Tutelo, and desig- 

 nated Monahassanugh on the early map, resembles that found on the 

 Rivanna site. However there is a noticeable difference between this 

 and the objects encountered on the surface in many localities between 

 the sites of the two great native villages. The real significance of 

 this variation is not known ; whether all should be attributed to the 

 same people has not yet been determined. This and other questions 

 may be solved during the coming season as work, now planned, 

 progresses. 



