HOLMES. ] 



POTTERY FROM ARKANSAS. 



471 



62962. Slightly grooved fragment of rubbing-stoue. 



62964. Flat pebble, slightly hollowed by use; a sort of shallow mortar. 



62961. Fragment of a stone similar to the preceding. 



62972. Fragment of concretionary iron ore, concave on one side. 



62973. Eed paint. 



ARTICLES OF CLA1T. 



A large number of very fine vessls of clay was presented by Dr. J. 

 M. Lindsley. They were obtained from a field near Pecan Point, within 



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Fig. 143. 



half a mile of the Mississippi River. In the fields is a large mound 

 which could not be opened on account of the crops. Years ago, when 

 the timber was cleared from this field, many small elevations or hillocks 

 were observed scattered irregularly over the surface. The plow has 

 obliterated these, but has brought to light many evidences of ancient 



