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in  the  upper  right,  is  made  of  diabase.  All  are  well  chipped  and 
symmetrical,  and  resemble  certain  specimens  from  the  site  at  the 
mouth  of  Chingoteague  Creek,  previously  mentioned. 
The  small   grooved  axe  shown  second   from  top  in  plate   17,   is 
similar  to  the  specimens  from  the  field  on  the  left  bank  of  the  river 
Fig.  II. — Specimens  found  near  Dogue  Run.   \  natural  size 
below  Dogue  Run,  just  described.  It  likewise  was  fashioned  from  a 
natural  pebble  of  diabasic  rock,  and  the  groove  has  become  smoothed 
and  worn  from  use.  This  distinctive  type  of  weapon  or  implement 
was  not  encountered  elsewhere  on  the  Rappahannock  sites.  It  is 
believed  to  have  belonged  to  a  late  period  of  occupancy,  as  may  also 
many  of  the  projectile  points,  small  chipped  objects,  and  fragments  of 
earthenware  found  in  the  vicinity. 
