Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . o the making of the implement; it was produced by peck-ing after the surface was polished. In afew cases it extends from the top welldown the sides; but usually it reachesbut a little way below the top, or else isin a circle around the body of the of them have sharp edges; a fewhave edges either chipped or bluntedand polished, showing long usage. Twofrom Kanawha valley (one roughened forhandle) have the edges worn in on oneof the faces until they almost resemblegouges; but that they were not
Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . o the making of the implement; it was produced by peck-ing after the surface was polished. In afew cases it extends from the top welldown the sides; but usually it reachesbut a little way below the top, or else isin a circle around the body of the of them have sharp edges; a fewhave edges either chipped or bluntedand polished, showing long usage. Twofrom Kanawha valley (one roughened forhandle) have the edges worn in on oneof the faces until they almost resemblegouges; but that they were not intendedas such is shown by the concavity beingnearer one side and not reaching entirely fig. 51.—Celt, nearlyacross. The length ranges from 4J to 10 round section-inches. The type is illustrated by figures 50 and 51, bothof sienite, from Lauderdale county, Tennessee. This may be regarded as the typical form of celt for eastern UnitedStates, and its geographic distribution is exceptionally wide, as shownin the table. The Bureau collection includes the following specimens of this class:.
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