42 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 94 



on the right crosses the river over the recently completed Germanna 

 bridge, and the ancient ford, one of the most historic spots in all 

 Virginia, is less than loo yards below. To the left of the bridge, on 

 this side of the river, stand the chimneys that belonged to a house 

 erected by Governor Spotswood, the site rising high above the water. 



As much of the surface of Fox Neck and of the low grounds on 

 both sides of the Rapidan has been cultivated, worked over, and 

 occupied for more than two centuries, and with rains and floods 

 changing the land, scant traces of Indian occupancy can now be 

 found. But it is not to be doubted that a native settlement once 

 stood nearby. A few fragments of pottery and stone objects were 

 recovered from the cultivated field on the right bank of the river 

 (pi. 19, fig. 2). The site itself is shown in the lower right quarter, 

 near the middle, of plate 19, figure i. When making this photograph, 

 the camera was pointed southeast. The site may also be distinguished 

 on the extreme left, middle, in the view looking up the valley. 



The few fragments of pottery are of a reddish-brown color, hard, 

 and all contain bits of crushed quartz that had been added for tem- 

 pering. All are cord-marked. The ware resembles certain sherds 

 discovered at Jerrys Flats some miles below. 



Projectile points made of white quartz, similar to those occurring 

 throughout the valley, have been found here, but only a few ex- 

 amples, some of superior workmanship and representing the rarer 

 types, together with a blade made of yellow jasper, are shown in 

 plate 19. Quartz is so easily fractured that perfect specimens are 

 seldom found on land that has been cultivated for many years, 

 and one prong is missing from the triangular point shown fourth 

 from left, which had a deep concave base. The second from the 

 left is a form seldom found in the Rapidan-Rappahannock area, 

 but all that have been discovered are equally well made, symmetrical, 

 and finely flaked on the edges. They may not have been arrowpoints, 

 but may have served another purpose. The jasper blade is of par- 

 ticular interest, as other objects made of the same material have 

 been encountered on various sites throughout the area. 



THE RAPIDAN ABOVE FOX NECK 



Mortons Ford is an airline distance of between 6 and 7 miles up 

 the Rapidan from Germanna. From the ford down to the great 

 bend that forms Fox Neck the course of the river is comparatively 

 straight. Extensive flats border the left bank with much higher 

 ground on the opposite side. A great part of the surface that was 



