Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . m the sur-face, lay the skeleton of a man, pre-sumably a person of rank. Great quan-tities of small shell beads lay along theforearms from wrist to elbow. With themwere occasional beads of a polished rock,which Dr. E. Goldsmith has pronouncedCatlinite. At either wrist was a miniature example of the double-bladed axe instone, variously termed gorgets, ceremonials or banner stones. Between the bladeswas the usual perforation for suspension. These little gems were each l-3 inchesin length, with respective maximum breadth of blade of 8 a
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . m the sur-face, lay the skeleton of a man, pre-sumably a person of rank. Great quan-tities of small shell beads lay along theforearms from wrist to elbow. With themwere occasional beads of a polished rock,which Dr. E. Goldsmith has pronouncedCatlinite. At either wrist was a miniature example of the double-bladed axe instone, variously termed gorgets, ceremonials or banner stones. Between the bladeswas the usual perforation for suspension. These little gems were each l-3 inchesin length, with respective maximum breadth of blade of 8 and *9 of an inch ( and 37). On the breast of the same skeleton with many beads of Catlinite and ofshell, including some of the latter material tubular in form and over one inch inlength, and discoidal beads of shell having a diameter of 7 of an inch, was adouble-bladed axe of stone shown in Fig. 38. Near the neck of the skeleton, with beads in great profusion, were the dis-integrated remains of a small stone ceremonial. With them lay a pendent orna-. Fig. 35. Gorget of limestone, Thornhill Lake.(Full size.) THE ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLORIDA. 169
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