416 CRYSTAL RIVER REVISITED. 
of any sort. The favorite form seems to have been a section of the body-whorl of 
a conch, sometimes including part of the shoulder, with one, two, or three ретіога- 
tions for suspension. Series of two and of three gorgets were found, usually with 
burials, and in one instance four gor- 
gets lay together. Each series had 
gradation of size, the smaller lying 
within the larger. <A few gorgets, 
wrought from considerable parts of 
body-whorls of Fulgur, somewhat 
resemble shallow drinking-cups, 
though the presence of small per- 
forations for suspension places them 
in the gorget class. There are also 
circular gorgets variously perfo- 
rated for suspension, some having 
large central holes in addition ; and 
annular ones having a projection 
to which a cord could be attached. 
A few of the gorgets have on the 
convex side a series of concentric 
circles rudely executed—the only 
form of incised decoration met with 
on the gorgets at Crystal River. 
A selection of these gorgets 1s 
shown in Figs. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. 
As in our former investigation, 
the yield of shell pendants on our 
second visit was large, seventy-two 
being found—in some cases a num- 
ber with a single burial. All are 
of the same type as those found 
during our preceding visit, and all 
are grooved at one end for suspen- 
sion. On many are traces of bitu- 
men by the aid of which the cord 
or sinew had been attached. 
Two oblong strips of body- 
whorls of Fulgur perversum were 
met with, each with a projection at one end for suspension, as shown in Figs. 17, 18. 
In several instances small marine shells perforated for use as beads were found ; 
and in one case a considerable number (AZargznella apicina) lay with gorgets near 
scattered bones. | 
Where pendent ornaments were во much in vogue, one naturally would look 
Fria. 12.—Ornament of shell. Crystal River. (Full size.) 
