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with definite designs upon them. Hirle arrow heads and spear points were met 

 with, and more rarely hone implements. These are made from the hones of the 

 deer, and TVyman ohserves that the hones are broken, rather than split, ns is 

 the case with the old world deposits. Beside the stamped pottery, another mark- 

 ed peculiarity of the Florida mounds consists in the presence of gouges, chisels 

 and other implements worked out of shell, generally the columella or axis of the 

 large Stromhus and Fasciolaria being used. Widely distributed evidences of 

 cannibalism also occur. 



The Omori deposits are also specialized. First: by the presence of enormous 

 quantities of pottery, of many different shapes, and of an almost infinite variety 

 of ornamentation. Second : by the great scarcity of stone implements, and the 

 absence of arrow heads, spear points and other pointed implements of stone. 

 Not a single arrow head, flake or chip lias been found by the various parties 

 who have been there in the interests of the University ; and the combined time 

 spent there, if represented by a single individual, would equal over eighty days 

 work of seven hours each. The men of the Omori period were also canuibals, the 

 evidences of which will be presented further on. Peculiar clay tablets or 

 amulets, to be described elsewhere in this memoir are also unique. The Omori 

 deposits are not only peculiar for what they possess, but for what they do not 

 possess. 



The following list presents the objects thus far found at Omori, and in 

 another column is also given a list of objects characteristic of shell mounds 

 general!} 7 , not yet found there. 



OBJECTS FOUND AT OMORI. 



EARTH EX. 



Cooking vessels. 



Hand vessels. 



Ornamental jars. 



Ornamental bead. 



Tablets. 



Spindle whorl — { ? ) 



Disk, shaped from fragment of pottery. 



STONE. 



Hammers. 



Celts. 



Hollers. 



Skin dresser — ( ? ) 



