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Kentucky. 



Northeastern: Betweeu Kentucky, Big Sandy, and Ohio rivers. 



Southeastern: From Estill and Cumberland counties to the Tennessee 

 and Virginia state lines. 



Central: Between Green and Ohio rivers, west of the last described 

 districts. 



Southern : Prom Green river southward and as far westward as Chris- 

 tian county. 



Western : West of Green river and Christian county. 



North Carolina. 



Western: West of Charlotte. 



Central : Between Charlotte and Raleigh. 



Illinois. 



Southwestern: From the mouth of the Cumberland to Washington 

 county, and thence to the Mississippi. 



Descrii'Tive Terms. 



The various forms of implements will now be considered. As stated 

 above, the names given the various articles are those by which they are 

 usually known; but it may be well to define some of the terms used. 



In the grooved axes, ed<je refers to the cutting portion; blade, to the 

 part below the groove ; poll or head, to that above the groove ; face, to 

 the wider or flat portion of the surface; side, to the narrower part; 

 front, to that side farther from the band, and hack, to the side nearer 

 the hand when in use. 



In celts, the terms are the same, so far as they are applicable ; blade 

 referring to the lower half of the implement; that is, to the portion on 

 which the cutting edge is formed. 



Ground and Pecked Articles. 



Grooved Axes. 



The implements known as grooved axes seem to be of general distri- 

 bution throughout the United States; being, so far can be learned from 

 various writers, much more numerous east of Mississippi river than 

 west of it. It must be remembered, however, that thousands of diligent 

 collectors have carefully searched for such things in the east, while in 

 the west little attention has been paid to them ; consequently, deduc- 

 tions are not to be made concerning their relative abundance or scarcity, 

 until further knowledge is gained. The same remark will apply to 

 every form of aboriginal relic. 



