have served in lieu of tobacco 

 pipes. Twenty-six of these 

 objects, from 1 inch to 4. 5 inches 

 in length, were taken from the 

 mound, and in every case, where 

 determination was possible, they 

 were found with human remains. 

 One of these curious objects is 

 figured in Part I of our Report 

 as coming from Mt. Royal. 1 



Spade-shaped implements. 

 — This curious type, discussed 

 at some length in Part I, has 

 been reported from Florida, we 

 believe, by us alone, three speci- 

 mens having been taken by us 

 from Mt. Royal. Two of these implements, about 

 fourteen inches and eight inches in length respec- 

 tively, were taken from the Shields mound, asso- 

 ciated with human remains. They are probably 

 of Saussurzte, though for obvious reasons we have 

 not permitted mutilation for microscopic examin- 

 ation. In type they differ somewhat from the 

 Mt. Royal specimens. The end of the shaft is 

 neither tapered nor squared but left rough and 

 unfinished. The wings are much broader, those 

 of the larger specimens being about 3.75 inches 

 across. Each has four nicks, or tally marks, on 

 either wing. The larger is shown in Fig. 12. 



Ornaments. — With a small earthenware ves- 

 sel and human remains was a pebble of sedimen- 

 tary origin, pierced through the center. A little 

 to one side of the perforation another had been 

 attempted and abandoned. 



A fragment of clear quartz crystal, 1.4 inches 

 in length, found loose in the sand, forms part of 

 what must have been a beautiful pendant, flat on 

 one side, convex on the other. It is grooved for 

 suspension. 



A "banner stone" in the form of a double- 

 bladed axe, of the type figured by us 2 in Part II 



1 Op. cit. 



2 Op. cit. 



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Fig. 12.— Spade-shaped implement. Shields mound. (Five 

 inches removed from handle.) (Full size.) 



