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STONE AHT. 



[ETH. ANN. 13 



G. Of the same general pattern as the last, except that the sides 

 widen just before reaching the edge, giving a " bell 

 shape" (figure 56). The length i.s from 6 J to 8 

 inches. In this gnmp there are two specimens of 

 granite, two of pori)hyry, and one of sieiiite, all 

 from Yazoo county, Mississippi. Two have their 

 tops roughened. 

 H. Rectangular section, occasionally with the 



corners sufiQciently rounded 



to give a somewhat elliptical 



section; top fattened or 



rounded; sides straight and 



parallel or nearly so, some- 

 times very slightly curved. 



Most have polished surfaces ; 



only three or four show any 



battering, or roughening for 



handle. A large one of 



hornblende from Lauderdale 



county, Tennessee, has the 



edge dulled and polished b.\- 



use. Length is from 2 to 9 



inches. Figure 57, of argil 



lite, from a mound in Monroe 



county, Tennessee. The dis 



tribution of this class of celts 



is wide, as shown by the fol- 

 lowing table : 



i'lQ. 56.— Celt, sliowiim •1)611 

 shape" and roughening tor 

 handle. 



Fig. 57.— Celt, showing 

 taugalar section. 



J. Thickest at top (wedge form), section elliptical or nearly rectangu- 

 lar; sides straight or curved, widest at edge or nearly parallel. A few 

 are roughened for handling, and one or two are battered at top by 

 hammering; most are small. The type is shown in figure 58, of granite, 



