644 



REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSETLM, 1888. 



HOES OR DIGGING TOOLS. 



Dr. Kau describes these as " large, flat implements of siliceous mate- 

 rial, usually ovoid in shape and sharp around the circumference. They 

 are supposed to have been used as spades' or hoes. The lower part is 

 often smoothed by wear, appearing almost glazed." These are prob- 

 ably the largest style of chipped implements belonging to prehistoric 

 times. The Museum possesses specimens 16 inches long, 6 wide, and 1 

 inch thick. I am not satisfied with the explanation of the smooth or 



Fig. 19. 

 Hoes, Digging Tools, or Agricultural Implements d). 



polished appearance at the lower end. They may have been smoothed 

 by use in digging, but many times the polish appears to be iRdicative 

 of another origin. 

 No. 54 is from Tennessee ; 54a and 55 are from Illinois, 



