NO. 8 MANAHOAC TRIBES IN VIRGINIA BUSHNELL 29 



A number of arrowpoiiits were found on the cultivated surface 

 several hundred yards above the ford. Many were broken, but they 

 proved to be of interest as the majority were triangular forms, some 

 having very deep concave bases. Several were made of black flint, 

 others of quartz and quartzite. No examples were discovered, how- 

 ever, of the more common types made of white quartz, such as were 

 found on the Forest Hall site and which occur throughout the pied- 

 mont. It is difficult to believe they are not to be found on the site. 

 One small flake of black flint that had served as a scraper or blade 

 was found. Scattered over the same cultivated area were innumerable 

 fractured pebbles, and quantities of flakes of diabase, some of which 

 were greatly altered. Many small pieces of white quartz that showed 

 evidence of working, were likewise found. It is evident that much 

 work had been done here, and possibly some interesting specimens 

 could be discovered beneath the surface. 



A large number of fragments of pottery were encountered on the 

 surface near the river bank, a hundred yards or more above the ford. 

 They had evidently been exposed when the soil washed away, probably 

 during the freshet of last autumn, and all appear to be equally old. 

 Examples are shown in plate lo. Three specimens, a, at the top of 

 the plate, are fragments of rims of vessels, representing two forms of 

 decoration, as will be mentioned later. Below ars seven pieces, b, all 

 of which are thought to bear the impression of basketry. The specimen 

 on the extreme left is more than | inch in thickness and contains some 

 very large pieces of crushed quartz, which had been added to the clay. 

 Next below are seven fragments, c, some of which may have belonged 

 to the same vessel. The impressions on the surfaces were made by 

 a loosely woven, rather coarse textile, possibly similar to that later 

 to be mentioned in connection with material found at Skinkers Ford. 

 The rim fragment in the middle of the top row is an example of this 

 ware. A small amount of crushed quartz, some being rather coarse, 

 had been added as tempering material. 



The fragments included in b and c are bits of roughly made vessels, 

 all of which must have been large. The pieces are now of a light 

 brownish color and are very hard. All are examples of coiled ware 

 as revealed by some fragments that have separated at the line of 

 contact of the coils, a feature clearly illustrated by the specimen shown 

 on the left, bottom row, in group c. 



Eleven examples of cord marked sherds are reproduced in d, some 

 of which undoubtedly belonged to the same vessel. The two rim 

 fragments at the ends of the top row are the same type of ware. This 

 differs from that included in b and c; it is somewhat thinner, is of 



