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The beautiful blade from opposite Fox Neck was made of the same 

 light yellow jasper. 



Many flakes and small bits of the same material that do not 

 reveal evidence of use have been discovered on various sites, as 

 at Kellys Ford, Motts Run, and Skinkers Ford. 



The jasper had undoubtedly been obtained in the form of pebbles 

 from the stream beds, but although large pieces of red jasper were 

 encountered at several places, neither implements nor flakes of it 

 were discovered. 



POTTERY 



The fragmentary pottery, occurring on many sites along the banks 

 of the Rapidan and the Rappahannock, dilTers greatly in texture, 

 decoration, and apparent age. 



As yet no undisturbed refuse heap has been encountered in which 

 it would be possible to discover successive strata that would repre- 

 sent the several periods of occupancy of a site and thereby make 

 it possible to determine the sequence of the various types of ware. 

 Some such heaps may remain hidden beneath masses of vegetation, 

 but others have been reduced by the plow and their contents scattered 

 over the leveled surface, resulting in the intermingling on the same 

 site of sherds representing more than one culture. Therefore, in the 

 endeavor to determine the relative age of the fragments and the 

 periods to which they may have belonged, they were compared with 

 other pieces that had been discovered under more favorable conditions 

 in other localities. 



What is believed to be the earliest pottery found in the Middle 

 Atlantic region will be considered first. Harrington," when exploring 

 in Loudon County, Tenn., discovered traces of very early occupancy 

 of the upper valley of the Tennessee. He distinguished evidence of 

 three distinct cultures that had followed in succession, the oldest of 

 which was designated that of the " Round Grave people," because 

 of their curious form of burial. The characteristic pottery associated 

 with the burials — only sherds being discovered — was " marked with 

 parallel corrugated indentations quite different from anything seen 

 in the Cherokee deposits." The latter were more recent. Examples 

 of the crude ware were figured (Harrington, pi. 47), and b in the 

 illustration appears to be similar to a small fragment found on the 

 site at Kellys Ford on the Rappahannock (pi. 12, d) , as well as to 

 another piece discovered a short distance down the river, about 



^' Harrington, op. cit. 



