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trated in figure 237 (from Kauawlui valley). Others are from ceutral 

 North Carolina; Kanawha valley; southwestern x\rkansas; and Cata- 

 houla parish, Louisiana. The specimens from the two latter districts 

 have the stem wider and less pointed than the others. 



U. With one large, much expanded shoulder, the 

 other being absent or very slight; both edges convex, 

 or one convex and the other straight; stem some- 

 times straight, but usually taper- 

 ing, being almost pointed in some; 

 base usually convex, sometimes 

 straight, rarely concave. A speci- 

 men from Koss county, Ohio, has 

 the base deeply notched ; it seems 

 to have been symmetrical origi- 

 nally, and one barb or shoulder 

 being broken, to have had that 

 edge dressed down. Many were 

 thus reworked, but in most cases 

 it is evident that the form is 

 original. Some are slender, others 

 broad. 



The type shown ia figure 218 is 

 from Bowie county, Texas. Other 

 examples are from southwestern 

 Arkansas; Catahoula parish, Louisiana; Scioto valley, Ohio; Kanawha 

 valley; western and ceutral North Carolina; eastern Tennessee; South 

 Carolina; northeastern Alabama ; as well as from northwestern Georgia 

 and about Savannah. 



Fig. 217.— Chipped 

 flint, with very 

 lous, sleuderstem. 



Flo. 218.— Stemmed 

 chipped flint, with 

 but one barb or 

 shoulder. 



EXPANDING STEMS. 



In this class of flints the stem is expanding, unless 

 the contrary is stated. The majority of specimens 

 having barbs belong to this class; while those with 

 straight or tapering stem usually have only square or 

 rounded shoulders, the barb seldom appearing. 



-4.. Short and broad; base usually 

 straight, sometimes convex, rarely con- 

 cave ; notched in fi-om edges to form the 

 stem; A'ery seldom with well-defined 

 shoulders, and never barbed. The type, 

 illustrated in figure 219, is from Kanawha 

 valley. West Virginia. Found also in 

 ; western North 

 Carolina; northwestern Georgia and about Savannah; eastern 

 nessee; Coosa valley, Alabama; and Union county, Mississippi. 



B. Edges convex, seldom straight; base straight or rarely convex 

 or coucave; notched in on edges close to base, so as to leave a slight 



Fig. 219.— Stemmed 



chipped flint, short, northea.stcrn Kentucky 



i. 22U. — Stemmed 

 chippeil riint. 



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