Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . see, seems to have a ridge on the upperside of the groove; but closer examination shows that it once had agroove projection, and that afterwards the pollwas nearly all broken away and a new groovemade lower down, so that what was originallythe lower projection is now above the groove,the remainder of the poll being worked downto a> point. There are a few hammers which differ fromthe ordinary ax only in being blunt insteadof sharp. They may be nothing more thanbroken axes, utilized as hammers instea
Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . see, seems to have a ridge on the upperside of the groove; but closer examination shows that it once had agroove projection, and that afterwards the pollwas nearly all broken away and a new groovemade lower down, so that what was originallythe lower projection is now above the groove,the remainder of the poll being worked downto a> point. There are a few hammers which differ fromthe ordinary ax only in being blunt insteadof sharp. They may be nothing more thanbroken axes, utilized as hammers instead ofbeing resharpened. Under this head may be placed implements sinsle groove used as adzes. They are much longer than axes in proportionto their other dimensions, have one face convex, the other straight orconcave. They may be placed in the same class as the specimen shownin figure 39, and also those represented in figures 44 and 45, fromMcMinn county, Tennessee. There is also a similar adze from Salinecounty, Arkansas. All the specimens of this class are of Fig. showing NOTCHED AXES OR ADZES. 71 With the grooved axes is also placed a class of implements that maybe called axes notched on the sides. Many of them were no doubt usedas sinkers; but some of the same form, size, and material have thenotches and sometimes portions of the face worn perfectly smooth, whilefrequently they are ground to a sharp edge. Again, even in thosethat have not the least polish, the edge shows marks that would seemto result from use as axes, adzes, or hoes. There are three divisions of this class of implements, as follows: A. Unworked, except notches; probably sinkers. District. c s 00 a r. tn til < 6 1 3 ao 2 3 1 5 1 5 Kanawha valley. West Virginia •i B. Partly ground sharp edges, mostly with polished notches, some-times with faces polished from one notch to the other (figure 46, of argil-lite, from Cocke county, Tennessee). In addition there are 11 exam-ples of
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