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02793. A somewhat conical object of black compact graphite. The 

 flatish base is rubbed off in au irregular way, as if in grind- 

 ing down for use as a pigment. 



02790. Fragment of hammerstone of gray micaceous sandstone, 5 inch- 

 es long by 3 inches in diameter. It was found associated 

 with the upper layer of skeletons. 



02808. Pipe carved from gray marble. The bowl is symmetrically 

 shaped, and resembles a common clay pipe. It is about 

 1 i inches in height and 1 in diameter. The stem part is 

 about one-fourth of an inch in length. Found with the up- 

 per layer of skeletons. 



62786. A perforated stone tube, 1£ inches long and three-fourths of an 

 inch in diameter. It is probably the upper part of a pipe 

 bowl. 



62794. A large number of minute quartz pebbles, probably used in a 

 rattle or in playing some game of chance. Found with the 

 skeletons in the mound. 



62798. Three glass beads, found 4 feet below the surface of the mound. 

 One is a bright blue bead of translucent glass. One is 

 opaque, resembling porcelain. The third is of blue-gray 

 glass, and has three longitudinal stripes of brown, underlaid 

 by bands of white. All are cylindrical in shape, and are 

 from three-eighths to half an inch in length, and about one- 

 fourth of au inch in diameter. 



AKTICLE8 OF CLAY. 



The collection of pottery from this mound is of much interest, There 

 is but one entire vessel, but the fragments are so plentiful and well 

 preserved that many interesting forms can be restored, and a very good 

 idea of the ceramic work of this locality be formed. 



Form.— I have spent much time in the examination of these fragments, 

 and have assigned each to the form of vessel to which it belonged. 

 Where large pieces are preserved, especially if the rim is included, we 

 have little trouble in reconstructing the entire vessel, without fear of 

 being seriously wrong. The lower parts of the bodies of all forms are 

 round or slightly flattened, and but a small fragment of the rim is 

 needed to tell whether the vessel was a bottle, pot, or bowl. 



I find, however, that the forms merge into each other in such a way 

 that a complete graduated series can be found. Of first importance, 

 are the round or globular vases with more or less constricted necks. 



Ornamentation.— The inside of all forms is plain with the exception of 

 accidental markings of the fingers. The rim is square, sharp, or round 

 on the edge, and sometimes slightly enlarged or beaded on the outer 

 margin. A collar is attached to many forms, which at the lower edge 

 overhangs. It is added to the body with the rim, or as a strip after- 



