COLUMBIAN HISTORICAL EXPOSITION AT MADRID. 



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Spade-like implements of compact green stone, with long, heavy, round handles, 

 have been found in the southern part of the United States (fig. 57). The one 

 here shown was found in a Tennessee grave mound and belongs to Dr. Joseph 

 Jones, of New Orleans. The handle at the largest part is about 1| inches in 



153 



155 



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Fig. 44. 



STONE MORTARS AND METATES. 

 153, 15. and 155, sandstone bowlder, hollowed, St. Nicholas Island, California; 156, Dos Pueblos, California; 157, Santa Cruz Island, 



California; 158, metate sandstone, Utah (figs. 45 and 46) ; 159, i 



mite, sandstone rubber, Navajo, Arizr 



diameter, nearly or quite round, but flattened at the broadened end. It is 17 

 inches long. The edge is rounded oft and shows no signs of wear. Its purpose 

 is unknown. Similar implements have been found by Mr. Clarence B. Moore in 

 Florida and southern Georgia and by Dr. Sterner in northern Georgia. 



