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in cross-section. The implement bears a striking resemblance 

 to some which have been discovered in the Swiss lakes which 

 were hafted in deer horn. The dimensions are as follows: 



Maximum Maximum Maximum Breadth 



Length 

 Ref. cm. 



L 12.1 



M 7.8 



N 9 



8.7 



Blunt pear-shaped axe. This implement, like the chipped 

 axe, is another new type for New Jersey. (See Plate XVIII, A.) 

 The specimens vary in size, but are characterized by the same 

 general outline, which is roughly pear-shaped, with one side 

 concave. The curved side suggests that the axe was held 

 in the hand. There are no signs of hafting. In cross-section 

 the axes are roughly oblong, thickening toward the blunt edge. 

 They show no signs of working except at the lower edge, which 

 battered into shape. They were found associated with frag- 

 ments of bone, and may have had some sacrificial use. (B, C, 

 and D show other specimens of the same type.) 



Ancient chipped axe or hoe. In the lowest stratum, but 

 outside the circle of the ceremonial caches, was found one 

 large specimen of an ancient chipped axe or hoe. (See Plate 

 XIX, C.) The specimen was roughly oval in form, with the 

 sides parallel, rounding off at either end. The entire surface 

 shows chipping, and the cutting edge is chipped and not ground. 

 The surface was badly decayed. There were signs of hafting. 

 The dimensions of the axe, which much exceed those of the 

 other types mentioned, are as follows. 



Maximum Maximum Maximum Breadth 



Length Breadth Thickness of Blade 



cm. cm. cm. cm. 



13.3 8.5 2 7.4 



Tanged adze. One specimen of a square, flat adze, with 

 tangs on the sides, was found in one of the caches. These 



