PAP^o'???" EXCAVATIONS AT FORT LOOKOUT II — ^MILLER 63 



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Figure 6. — Bead types according to shapes, showing cross sections of each. 



Six hundred and fifty-nine beads of the various types make up the 

 collection. For study purposes they were first separated into groups 

 depending upon color alone. It was found that there were 49 green, 

 422 white, 128 blue, 11 red, 19 pink, 22 black, and 8 with a white core 

 and a red outer coat. Next, they were separated according to shape 

 within each color group and it was found that 14 different shapes were 

 present (fig. 6) . Sizing came next, and out of the total there were 225 

 of the "seed" form, those that did not exceed 2 mm. in diameter. Most 

 of the colors present in the larger types were displayed by the seed 

 beads with the exception of the black. 



All seed beads were either type aorh (fig. 6) with the exception of a 

 single specimen that was made from a square glass cane, the corners of 

 which were slightly ground off, leaving rounded rectangular surfaces 

 on the sides (fig. 7). 



One interesting group, represented by 14 specimens, were the faceted 

 beads. They ranged in height from 2.5 mm. to 10.0 mm. with corre- 

 sponding diameters. Most of them were cut from a hexagonal cane 

 and the facets appear to have been made by rubbing each small section 

 against some abrasive object, thus creating a number of irregular facets 

 over either the entire surface or a part of the surface. Two spheroid 

 faceted beads are in the lot. They are crude and show the same irregu- 

 larities in shaping that are displayed by the cylindrical specimens. 



Figure 7. — Unusual square-cut glass trade bead. 



