. Monolithic axes and their distribution in ancient America. of the celt. A single example of monolithic axe has been discovered inCuba (pi. iv, 1), and has been figured by Montane in his paperLHomme de Sancti Although the locality is notgiven, it is probably from the eastern part of the island. Thisaxe is 7^g inches long, and is rudely shaped, presenting no pointsof special interest. It follows somewhat closely the lines of axesof this type from the Antilles, and may be compared with the axefrom Providenciales (pi. II, 1) as well as one from Santo Domingo(pi. in, 3). In his treatis
. Monolithic axes and their distribution in ancient America. of the celt. A single example of monolithic axe has been discovered inCuba (pi. iv, 1), and has been figured by Montane in his paperLHomme de Sancti Although the locality is notgiven, it is probably from the eastern part of the island. Thisaxe is 7^g inches long, and is rudely shaped, presenting no pointsof special interest. It follows somewhat closely the lines of axesof this type from the Antilles, and may be compared with the axefrom Providenciales (pi. II, 1) as well as one from Santo Domingo(pi. in, 3). In his treatise on monolithic axes from the Antilles, Dr Hamyfigures the specimen shown in our plate IV, no. 2, which is now inthe Musee Cinquantenaire, It is 8 inches long and isanalogous to many of the West Indian specimens, but its prove- 1 Montanes paper appears in Compte-rendu du XIIIe Congres InternationaldAnthropologic et dArcheologie prehistoriques, Session de Monaco, 1908.£Hamy, op. cit., fig. 7, p. 9. CONTR. MUS. AMER. INDIAN VOL. II, NO. 6, PL. IV.
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