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Vessel No. 55. — A handsome bowl of excellent yellow ware, of about 3 gallons 

 capacity, with encircling band of complicated stamp decoration, below the rim, 

 which, of unusual shape, bears incised decoration (Fig. 302). 



Vessel No. 56. — Has a distinct complicated stamp below the rim (Fig. 303). 



There was in this mound part of a vessel of excellent ware carefully smoothed, 



Fig. 304.— Sherd. Mound near Mound Field. 

 (Full size.) 



Fig. 305.- 



-Sljeid. Mound near Mound Field. 

 (Three-foui'tlis size.) 



which, on the outside, has well executed incised decoration and the head of a duck 

 in relief. A curious feature of this head is that a part of it, projecting inward, has 

 been given a mouth, which, taken in conjunction with the rear portion of the eyes 

 belonging to the head in front, gives the appearance of tlie head of an animal (Fig. 

 304). 



A part of a ceremonial vessel, found alone, has a highly conventionalized bird's 

 head (Fig. 305). 



Mound near St. Marks, Wakulla County. 



This mound is about 2 miles in a northeasterly direction from the light-house 

 at the mouth of the St. Marks river, on ground formerly cultivated, the property 

 of Mr. William Harrell, of St. Marks, Fla. 



The mound is on an extensive ridge erroneously believed by many to be arti- 

 ficial. There are considerable shell deposits in the neighborhood. The mound, cir- 

 cular in outline, 3 feet high and 40 feet across the base, had been subjected to but 

 little previous digging. It was totally demolished hy us. 



Though the sand was dryer than that usually met with in mounds of this 

 section, yet human remains were found by us in the mound but once, a bunch in the 

 eastern margin. Presumably a number of others had disappeared through decay. 



In two places was much sand dyed with hematite. 



Unassociated were two "celts" found separately, several sheets of mica, and a 



