396 CERTAIN ABORIGINAL MOUNDS, CENTRAL FLORIDA W.-COAST. 



whorl oi Fiilgur perversum and one rectangular chisel likewise wrought from Ful- 

 gur, also seventeen "celts" made, as a rule, from the lip o? S trombus gigas, 2.5 to 

 7 inches in length. All implements of shell from this mound were badly weathered. 



Three large shells [Cardmni) were met with, each with a hole in the centre to 

 allow the insertion of a handle, and a number of large clam-shells, some showing 

 wear. There were, also, triangular sections of clam-shells, doubtless tools, when 

 hafted. Among the clam-shells was a large marine shell of the clam family [Cal- 

 lista gigantea) . 



There were found also three conchs [Fulgtir perversum) variously treated for 

 the reception of handles, and worn down at the beak by use as hammers, hoes, etc.^ 



Eleven gorgets wrought from the body -whorl oi Fulgur perversum came from 

 the mound, almost invariably associated with other objects near burials or near 

 where burials had been disturbed. Only one shows decoration and none is engraved. 



Fig. 41. — Gorget of shell. Mound near Crystal river. (Full size.) 



Four are roughly circular, ranging in diameter from 2.25 to 3.5 inches. The 

 smallest has a circular perforation in the center, about .12 of an inch in diameter. 

 The next in size has, in the middle, three small holes in line. Two have single 

 holes centrally, one, in addition, having two perforations side by side, at the mar- 

 gin. Four others are sections of the body-whorl of Fulgur, scoop-shaped, each with 

 a central perforation, three about 1 inch in diameter, the fourth much smaller. One, 

 in addition, has two small holes side by side on the broadest portion. One of these 

 gorgets lay with the concave side upon a skull. 



Two gorgets, one a curved band of shell, about 1.5 inches wide, having a hole 



' For description and figures of many implements of this sort, see our " Certain Antiquities of 

 the Florida AVest-Coast," page 380 et seq. Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., Vol. XI. 



