collections from roane county, tennessee. 



mound at Taylor's bend. 



This mound is situated three hundred and fifty yards from the French 

 Broad River, on the farm of Mr. William Harris. 



It is 10 feet high and nearly 50 feet in circumference. Its summit 

 has been cultivated for many years, and the height has doubtless been 

 much reduced. Immediately under the surface soil a heavy bed of ashes 

 and charcoal was reached, which at the border of the mouud was only 

 a few inches thick, but at the center was about 3 feet thick. 



In this stratum were found a few implements, and fragments of pot- 

 tery, and two very much decayed skeletons. A part of one cranium was 

 preserved. The mound beneath this stratum was composed chiefly of 

 loam, with some sand in the center, and contained nothing of interest. 



ARTICLES OF STONE. 



62885. A needle like implement, made of a soft black stone that may be 

 cannel coal. It is 3J inches in length, but is not entire. 

 The shaft is a little more than one-fourth of an inch in diam- 

 eter, is nearly round, and tapers to a symmetrical point. The 

 surface is highly polished. It was found in the stratum of 

 ashes. 



ARTICLES OF CLAT. 



62890, 62892-6. A considerable number of fragments of pottery was 

 found in the stratum of ashes. 



Form. — Vases of the wide mouthed, round-bodied variety are 

 represented, also a number of hemispherical bowls. One 

 large fragment representing a vessel with rounded bottom 

 was found. 



Size. — The pot-like vases have been quite large, the mouths 

 being as much as 14 inches in diameter. The larger bowls 

 have been 10 inches or more in diameter. Others are smaller. 

 The walls of some of the larger vessels have been half an 

 inch in thickness. 



Material. — Classified by material, there are two varieties, 

 one is composed of the usual clay and pulverized shells, 

 the latter being coarse and exceedingly plentiful; the other 

 has no shell material, but in its place an admixture of sand 

 and small quartz pebbles. 



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