FOWKE) 



STEMMED, BARBLESS CHIPPED FLINTS. 



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flint, roughly worked, the one illustrated (figure 203) being above the 

 average, and are mostly from western North Carolina and the adjacent 

 portions of South Carolina and Tennessee. All of them exceed thi-ee 

 inches in length. Those from Savannah, Georgia, are visually much 

 wider relative to the length than the specimens in the Bureau collection 

 from other localities. 



The specimen figured is from Montgomery county, North Carolina; 

 others are from western and central North 

 Carolina; Kanawha valley; eastern Tennessee ; 

 South Carolina; Coosa valley, Alabama; and 

 northwestern Georgia and Savannah. 



B. Similar to the last, except that the base 

 is straight or convex, instead of concave. Large 1 

 size, and nearly all of rough finish; mostly of' 

 argillite or flint, a few of quartzite. Varying 

 considerably in width, as well as in thickness, 

 some having almost a diamond section, others 

 wide and thin, the latter generally having the 

 edges worked quite sharp. Some are made 

 from a large flake which has been dressed on 

 one side only. One from Mont 

 gomery county. North Carolina, 

 has the end opposite the stem 

 worked round and sharp, similar 

 to the blunt arrowheads, but its 

 size excludes it from this class. 



From Savannah there are several which are chipped 

 very thin, and smoothly finished, but they are excep- 

 tional ; some from this locality are very large, reaching 

 5 by 3 inches, while others are almost as wide as they are 

 long. 

 Fig. 204.— Chipped The specimens of this form are chiefly from western and 

 bartiess^*"™'"*'' central North Carolina ; eastern Tennessee; South Caro- 

 lina; southwestern Georgia, and Savannah; eastern Wisconsin; 

 southwestern Arkansas; southwestern Illinois; northwestern Alabama 

 and Coosa valley in the same state; Kanawha valley. West Virginia; 

 and central Ohio. 



C Of the same general form as the last, but much smaller, and finely 

 worked. Most seem to be intended for arrowheads. The specimen 

 illustrated in figure 204: is from Caldwell county, North Carolina; 

 others are from South Carolina; western and central North Carolina; 

 Union county, Mississippi; eastern Tennessee; Coosa valley and Tus- 

 caloosa, Alabama ; Miami valley, Ohio; Kanawha valley; northwestern 

 and southwestern Georgia and Savannah ; and southeastern Arkansas. 

 1>. Convex edges; stem usually tapering with straight base, though 

 it is noticeable that some are straight with convex base. Resembling 

 the last in form, but slender; from 1^ to 4:^ inches long. From western 



Q. 203.— Chipped flint 

 stemmed, barbless. 



