510 TWO SAND MOUNDS ON MURPHY ISLAND, FLORIDA. 



diameter — thirty in all — were encountered with human remains, while perhaps 

 one dozen others were gathered from various portions of the mound. 



Two feet from the surface, with human remains, were two shell discs with 

 diameter of about 3 inches and 2.5 inches respectively, probably cut from the body 

 whorl of Fnlgur. The smaller had near the margin a double perforation for 

 suspension. In neither was any decoration apparent. 



A somewhat smaller disc was found loose in the sand. 



Two shell pins, the larger 5 inches in length, lay together, near human 

 remains, 2.5 feet from the surface. Two others, somewhat smaller, also with 

 skeletal remains, were about 2 feet down. A fifth pin was recovered loose in the 

 sand. These pins were all of types previously figured 

 by Mr. Holmes in his exhaustive " Art in Shell," by 

 others, and by ourselves in our account of the mound 

 at East Palatka, Putnam County. 



An interesting ornament, as shown in Fig. 62, 

 was probably cut from the lip of the great marine 

 S trombus. Its length is a little less than 2 inches ; 

 its breadth, about 1.3 inches. It had evidently 

 formed a central ornament in a string of little shells 

 {Olivelld) longitudinally perforated, as one of these 

 still lay in its perforation. 



With a layer of human bones, 8 feet down, 

 were four chisels of shell, probably cut from the lip 

 of S trombus, approximately from 2 inches to 4 inches in length, 

 two stone "celts" and a columella of some large marine univalve. 



Fig. 62. — Ornament of shell. Northern- 

 most mound, Murphy Island. 



(Full size.) 



With them were 

 These columellas, 



as we have pointed out elsewhere, were probably removed from the shell for 

 shipment, to be manufactured into beads and ornaments. 



Several other chisels of shell were found variously associated. 



STONE. 



During the demolition of the mound, sixty-six hatchets, or " celts," of smooth 

 or polished stone, from about 2 inches to 12 inches in length, were taken from the 

 mound. These hatchets — mainly of igneous rock — presenting no points of differ- 

 ence from other mound specimens, were not separately determined as to material. 



A cutting implement of chipped chert, about 3 inches by 6 inches, flat on one 

 side, lay 3 feet from the surface with human remains and several pebbles. 



A pitted hammerstone, about 2.6 inches by 4 inches, was apparently un- 

 associated. 



Mica was found in but three places. 



Twenty-six arrow and lance points of chert and of chert breccia were found 

 separately, at various depths and a number of others associated with various objects. 

 None presented anything unusual as to type. 



