Exploration of a Munsee cemetery near Montague, New Jersey . a. GRINDING STONE. b. DOUBLE-HANDED HAMMERSTON ES HEYE-PEPPER—EXPLORATION OF A MUNSEE CEMETERY 69 slender vessel and was found 17 in. below the surface, in a disturbedarea. Near it were several large stones, some charcoal, and a fewpotsherds. (PL xxvi.) Jar 6, found 11 in. below the surface, northeast of Skeleton 28,is represented by a fragment of a very thick jar, mingled withwhich were sherds of other vessels. There were also three hammer-stones, an arrowpoint, and a fragment of a pottery pipe. As inthe former deposits, animal bone
Exploration of a Munsee cemetery near Montague, New Jersey . a. GRINDING STONE. b. DOUBLE-HANDED HAMMERSTON ES HEYE-PEPPER—EXPLORATION OF A MUNSEE CEMETERY 69 slender vessel and was found 17 in. below the surface, in a disturbedarea. Near it were several large stones, some charcoal, and a fewpotsherds. (PL xxvi.) Jar 6, found 11 in. below the surface, northeast of Skeleton 28,is represented by a fragment of a very thick jar, mingled withwhich were sherds of other vessels. There were also three hammer-stones, an arrowpoint, and a fragment of a pottery pipe. As inthe former deposits, animal bones, shells, and charcoal were foundin association. Jar 7 was southwest of Skeleton 27 and was represented byabout half the original vessel; it was lying with the design side downand with the rim portion directed toward the west. Groupedabout it were fragments of other vessels, all of the decoratedpieces having the ornamented surface down. The deposit con-tained also five large, heavy, pitted hammerstones, a lap-stone, anumber of split stones, and the usual charcoal and anim
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