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COLLECTIONS OF 1 88 1 . 



MOUND AT THE JUNCTION OF THE PIGEON AND FRENCH BROAD 



RIVERS. 



ARTICLES OF (LAV. 



62870. The mound from which these fragments were obtained was lo 

 cated ■! miles from Newport. It was li' feetsquare and (5 feet high. The 

 original height was probably much greater. The pottery was mixed 

 with ashes and debris of what appeared to be three fire-places. No 

 human remains were found. The fragments are not numerous, nor do 

 they indicate a great variety in form. There is, however, considerable 

 variety in decoration. 



Material. — The clay is geuerally gray or dark-reddish gray in the 

 mass, and is apparently quite siliceous or sandy, numerous grains of 

 quartz being visible. There is generally a sprinkling of finely-powdered 

 mica, but no shell matter can be detected. When much weathered the 

 surface is quite gritty. 



Form. — The leading form is a round-bodied, pot-shaped vase. There 

 is one small hemispherical bowl. The outlines have been quite, sym- 

 metrical. The mouths of the pots are wide, and the necks deeply con- 

 stricted. The lip or rim exhibits a number of novel features. That of 

 the larger specimen, of which a considerable segment remains, is fur- 

 nished on the upper edge with a deep channel, nearly one-half an inch 

 wide, and more than one fourth of an inch deep. First section, Fig. 117. 

 Others have a peculiar thickening of the rim, a sort of collar being 

 added to the outside. This is about 1 inch in width, and is thicker 

 below, giving a triangular section. Third section, Fig. 117. 



Fig. 117. 



The walls of the vessels are usually quite thin. The bottoms were 

 probably round, or nearly so. No fragments, however, of the lower 

 parls of the vessels werecollected. There is but one example of handle, 

 and (his presents no unusual features. Middle section, Fig. 117. 



Ornamentation. — The ornamentation is in some respects novel. The 

 double or channeled rim of the larger specimen, the mouth of which 

 has been 13 or 14 inches in diameter, is embellished with a line of Ant- 

 illes, which seem to be the impressions of a hollow bone or reed. 



