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stood upright but was somewhat crushed, although the base and por- 

 tions of the side were in place. This vessel is of the pointed-bottom 

 type and has two crude nodes projecting from the rim for handles 

 (pi. v). The decoration is of the incised and punctate type, and 

 consists of three panels, in each of which is an ornamental figure. 

 The diameter of the jar at the mouth is SJ4 inches, the maximum 

 width is 6^2 inches, and its height 8)4 inches. Nothing else was 

 found in the mound. 



The Singleton mound was composed of earth and showed no 

 stratification. Particles of charcoal were scattered here and there, 

 but there were no charcoal deposits such as were found in the Plott 

 mound. The mound earth extended to the natural clay surface, which 

 was four feet below the summit of the earthwork at the center. 



SCATTERED ARTIFACTS 



During the writer's sojourn in Haywood county he was fortunate 

 enough to collect a number of artifacts that had been found on the 

 surface, including a variety of steatite ornaments, most of which are 

 drilled for suspension. Steatite pipes were seemingly numerous and 

 range from the small trade-pipe form to the large and massive 

 L-shaped variety ornamented with carving. 



Celts were not common in this neighborhood, and only one 

 grooved ax was obtained. A large number of small discs of steatite 

 and other stone were collected, but comparatively few arrowpoints 

 were gathered. 



Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation 

 New York City 



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