334 CERTAIN ABORIGINAL REMAINS OF THE NW. FLORIDA COAST. 



of fine-grained, garnetiferous schist. 1.1 inches broad b^- 3 inches in length, having 

 two perforations. An arrowhead or knife, of chert lay with a vessel of earthen- 

 ware, and three perforated shell drinking cups Avere found in the line of the earth- 

 enware deposit. These, exclusive of earthenware, were the only artifacts noted by 

 us in the mound, the usual hones, hammers and the like, not being met with. 



Near the margin, on the north side, a vessel covered with crimson paint was 

 found, crushed to bits. 



Soon after the digging was begun, S. by E. in the mound were found a number 

 of sherds, all of excellent ware and some with interesting and carefully executed 

 incised decoration. No vessels, however, were found until a point had been reached 

 about 10 feet in from the margin, where the sherds had been, when four vessels 

 were found together. About 2.5 feet distant was a burial, which, however, we do 

 not connect directly with the earthenware, since these vessels, as we have said, 

 presumably belonged to the general deposit. This deposit lay on, or near, the base. 



After these four vessels, for a period, none was met with, but later, as the dig- 

 ging progressed, others were encountered in ones and twos until the central poi'tion 

 of the mound was reached where were a considerable number, singly, here and there. 



While the vessels in this mound were all of superior ware, with the exception, 

 of course, of the ceremonial or ready-made mortuary ones, where excellence of 

 material is not looked for, a point was markedl}- noticeable in this mound, as it had 

 been in nearly all others of this district, namely, that the best and most interesting 

 vessels are found among the first, and, therefore, must have been placed on the out- 

 skirts of the general deposit. Almost invariably, undecorated vessels or vessels bear- 

 ing the complicated stamp, lie thickest toward the center, while interesting pieces, 

 Avhich called for care and individualit}' in execution, are found among the first when 

 the pottery deposit is reached. 



Twenty-four vessels came from this mound, of which the following offer 

 features of interest. All not otherwise described have the basal perforation. 



Vessel No. 1. — A flattened hemispherical vessel, badh' crushed, Avith crimson 

 paint for its only decoration. 



Vessel No. 2 — An interesting bowl having the extended head of a vulture Avith 

 a conventional tail, opposite it and, on either side, a wing in relief. Curiously 

 enough, this vessel, Avhich is of the ready-made mortuary variety, is imperforate as 

 to the base, but has three round holes on either side of the body (Fig. 320). Maxi- 

 mum diameter, 12.5 inches; height, 5.5 inches. 



Vessel No. 3. — A human-effigy vessel, found broken into fragments, Avith 

 portions missing. There are two small holes front and two back for suspension and 

 a hole knocked through the bottom of one leg. Part of the face, Avith the nose, has 

 been restored (Fig. 321). Height, 11 inches; Avidth, 6.7 inches; thickness, 4.3 

 inches. 



Vessel No. 4. — A bird-effigy vessel of the ceremonial \-ariety, Avith head thrust 

 forward, and a conventional tail. The wings, which are in relief, have three perfora- 

 tions made before baking and there is also a basal perforation made at the same time. 



