THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER, FLORIDA. 21 



taken ; of these but 15 were noted as of the species carica, though possibly a few 

 may have escaped particular examination. 



IMPLEMENTS, WEAPONS, ETC. 



While objects of stone, of pottery and of metal were found in great abundance in 

 the mound, there seemed to be no central deposit but a distribution in every direc- 

 tion from below the base to within a few inches of the surface. Though objects 

 of stone were sometimes deposited near the dead, more frequently no traces of bur- 

 ial were apparent with them, and as in the case of the mound at Dunn's Creek, 

 objects seem to have been deposited in a general way to do honor to the dead as a 

 whole. On the other hand, in nearly every case, pottery, and invariably beads, 

 when found, were in close connection with human remains. 



Arrow and Lance Points. — During the excavation 93 arrow and lance 

 points were met with. In nearly every case the material was chert, some- 

 times bordering upon hornstone. They were infrequently associated with human 

 remains, and with one notable exception lay usually singly, though sometimes in 

 pairs. Eight feet from the surface and six feet east of the center of the mound, 

 not in immediate association but scattered perhaps through a yard of sand, were 53 

 small arrow points, ranging between "8 of an inch and 1*4 inches in length. The 

 great majority were of chert, a few of chalcedony, and one of chert breccia. None 

 had the tang, and many were rude, though some were of finer workmanship, 

 barbed and serrated. With them lay the claw of a predatory bird, an eagle or a 

 hawk. 



In but three cases were arrow heads found in association with celts. Two 

 lance points of chert showed longitudinal striae, giving evidence of intentional pol- 

 ish, the inequalities of the surface being removed and the edges rounded. Another 

 lance head, also of chert, had the tang grooved as for suspension and likewise 

 showed marks of wear. ' This occurrence of the grooved tang is the first we 

 have met with on the river. One small arrow head in shape and size was the 

 counterpart of one figured by Joseph Jones, M. D., from a stone grave of Tenn- 

 essee. 1 



Seven feet from the surface and five feet northwest of an imaginary line 

 drawn through the center of the mound, with human molars and various articles of 

 copper, was a small and beautiful arrow head, probably of chert, which contact 

 with the metal had dyed green (Fig. 5) . 



Fig. 5. Arrow head of chert (full size.) Fig. 6. Lance point of chert (full size). 



^'Exploration of Aboriginal Eemains of Tennessee," page 46, fig. 12. 



3 JOUR. A. N. S. PHILA., VOL. X. 



