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tributed horizontally and vertically in the village. Moreover, 
there was no apparent stratification of shell tempered and 
Korando Marked wares. 
Human, frog, bird, and animal forms were encountered in 
the effigies unearthed in the Matthews settlement (Plate XVI, 
Nos. 1-8 and Plate XVII). Most of these were of Mississippi 
Plain ware (except 6-8 of Plate XVI and 2 
XVII). 
and 
Plate XVIII-A shows restored burial pottery. 
Plate XVIII-B shows restored pottery from the village. 
Tall necked water bottles are absent from the village, indicating 
that this form had only a burial function. Moreover, it was the 
only form found with colored decorations. . Plate XIX shows 
miscellaneous pottery objects which were shell tempered with 
coarse shell particles. These objects included discs, spindle 
whorls, small mushroom shaped "ear plugs," elbow pipes, and 
large bifurcated and conical-ended pottery trowels. 
Fatinal Remains 
Deer bones are abundant in the village refuse pits. All 
parts of the animals from the antlers to the hooves were found. 
Most of the long bones of the fore and hind legs were split 
longitudinally, presumably to extract the marrow. 
The bones of carnivores were also common. One large 
canid 
.- , ir J -'^ a »»wij., diiu several smaller 
Of varieties of dog or fox were found. Large cam^v^.w, . 
as bears, panthers and lynx, were not found in the excavated 
area. 
bison 
they were not found elsewhere. 
A few beaver jaws and incisor teeth were excavated, as 
well as remains of other rodents such as squirrels and rabbits. 
Bird bones were common and included turkeys, ducks, geese, 
and herons. Some turtle and fish remains were found. 
Vegetal Remains 
shape 
com, acorns 
^ere found in 
1 of beans, e 
Although no direct 
the 
