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of sand rock had, however, in some instances been rolled into 
or on top of the grave, a pro- 
tection, perhaps, against wild 
beasts. The bones were very 
much decayed, so that it was im- 
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possible tə save even the skulls. ANAT 2 / 
In addition to the relics NYA DA C \ 
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previously described I found } 
another tube; it appears to be 
of the same material as the one 
already figured, but differs from 
it in shape and length. It is 
eight and one-half inches long 
and one inch in diameter, hav- 
ing a bore of five-eighths of an {Ñ 
inch at one end and two-eighths A 
of an inch at the other. It is § 
smoothly made but has no pol- 
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were found lying side by side, © 
three hornstone implements ; 
they are respectively five and 
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and six and one-half inches long, (i 
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tions, the material approaching R dii ANY y 
nearer to flint than any other A 
Specimens found here, the con- ee l 
choidal fracture being even and ae 
perfect, and the edges semi- 
transparent. 
The mineral seems to have 
been selected out of regard to 
its beauty, the points of all of Fic. 5—Hornstone Implement, full size. 
them being lighter colored than the rest of the implement. In 
the largest one, Fig. 5, appears a small nucleus, around which 
