FORMS OF CELTS. 



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many the top has beeu rougheued as if for insertion into a hole cut 

 in it piece of wood ; others have this roughening- around the middle or 

 immediately above, leaving a polish at both ends, and these were hafted 

 probably by means of a stick or withe twisted around them. The 

 roughening is a secondary operation, having no relation 

 to the making of the implement ; it was produced by peck- 

 ing after the surface was polished. In a 

 few cases it extends from the top well 

 down the sides; but usually it reaches 

 but a little wiiy below the top, or else is 

 in a circle around the body of the celt. 

 Most of them have sharp edges; a few 

 have edges either chipped or blunted 

 and polished, showing long usage. Two 

 from Kanawlia valley (one roughened for 

 handle) have the edges worn in on one 

 of the faces until they almost resemble 

 gouges; but that they were not intended 

 as such is shown by the concavity being 

 nearer one side and not reaching entirely Fio.si.-Ceit. nearly 

 across. The length ranges from U to 10 """"* '°''"°°- 



Fig 



Celt, 



nearly round sec ^^^^len. The type is illustrated by figures 50 and 51, both 

 of sienite, from Lauderdale county, Tennessee. 



This may be regarded as the typical form of celt for eastern United 

 States, and its geographic distribution is exceptionally wide, as shown 

 in the table. 



The Bureau collection includes the following specimens of this class : 



