Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . FIG. 62 —Celt. (Length four andfour-fifths inches.) STONE GORGETS. Stone gorgets, as shown in Fig. 67, were not found in abund-ance, though evidently many had been destroyed by fire. All Explorations of the Edzvin Harness Mound. 179 shown in the figure have been more or less subjected to fire, andseveral have been broken, but we were fortunate in most casesto secure the pieces, and thus restore many of the gorgets. Thelargest piece perforated with one hole, as shown in the figure^ wasfound in a grave associated with cut mica. This piece is fourinch
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . FIG. 62 —Celt. (Length four andfour-fifths inches.) STONE GORGETS. Stone gorgets, as shown in Fig. 67, were not found in abund-ance, though evidently many had been destroyed by fire. All Explorations of the Edzvin Harness Mound. 179 shown in the figure have been more or less subjected to fire, andseveral have been broken, but we were fortunate in most casesto secure the pieces, and thus restore many of the gorgets. Thelargest piece perforated with one hole, as shown in the figure^ wasfound in a grave associated with cut mica. This piece is fourinches in length by one and three-fourths inches in width, and alittle less than one-fourth of an inch in thickness. It is made ofslate and highly polished. The next gorget shown in the figure is of an oblong boatshape, made of slate and perforated with two holes, one on eachside of the center. The perforation is made from one side. Thegeneral surface is plano-convex, and three and one-half inches. Fig. 63 — Flint knives. (Average length two inches.) in length and one and one-fourth inches in width at its widestpart. The next gorget shown in the cut is beautifully made, alsoof the plano-convex type almost diamond shaped, perforatedwith one hole, which is at the center of the gorget, and piercedfrom the concave side. It is three and one-fourth inches in lengthand one inch in width at its widest part. Throughout the mound and scattered promiscuously werefound large and small pieces of galenite, and all show some workupon them in the way of polishing and grinding. The largestpiece weighs seven pounds and six ounces, and is cut and pol-ished into the form of a roughly shaped ball. A few of theisometric crystals were found in the graves, and were no doubt 180 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. prized for their shining, metallic lustre. Many of the large piecesof galenite are associated with limestone, indicating that the gal- enite came from the upper Mississippi region. KA
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