Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . ed part of alarge vessel of steatite was obtained at adepth denoting original deposit. No vessel,or fragment of a vessel, of stone has beforebeen found by us in the river mounds,though a piece of considerable size was takenfrom the river, not far from Thursby mound. Near the base, in the southern slope ofthe mound, was a lance head of chert 5-35inches in length, with a maximum breadthof 2-5 inches (Fig. 33). The unusual scarcity of lance heads in theriver mounds is worthy of remark. Duringall our mound investigations but five havebee
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . ed part of alarge vessel of steatite was obtained at adepth denoting original deposit. No vessel,or fragment of a vessel, of stone has beforebeen found by us in the river mounds,though a piece of considerable size was takenfrom the river, not far from Thursby mound. Near the base, in the southern slope ofthe mound, was a lance head of chert 5-35inches in length, with a maximum breadthof 2-5 inches (Fig. 33). The unusual scarcity of lance heads in theriver mounds is worthy of remark. Duringall our mound investigations but five havebeen met with exceeding 4 inches in length. In caved sand, and therefore of unde-termined depth, was a highly polished beadof red jasper with lateral perforation. Itslength was 1-1 inches, its width 1 inch, itsmaximum thickness -65 of an inch. Tothose familiar with the character of jasper,upon whose surface steel fails to make animpression, the even perforation of this beadwill be a matter of surprise. Its accomplish-ment was probably rendered possible by the. Fig. 33. Lauee head of chert, ThursbyMound. (Full size.) aid of a revolving reed with sand and water. SHELL. Two and one-half feet from the surface, with human bones, was a drinking cupwrought from Fulgur perversum. A similar one was met with in caved had suffered the usual mutilation by intentional perforation of the base. Curiously enough, and in marked contrast with other large river mounds, noshell beads were met with in Thursby mound, except with superficial interments. THE ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLORIDA. 163 EARTHENWARE. At the margin of that portion of the mound where the remarkable deposit ofearthenware effigies and pots was found by us the preceding season, a number ofsimilar objects—ten or a dozen—were met with, presenting, however, no new types. About 18 inches from the surface, in the eastern slope of the mound, not farfrom the margin of the base, with human remains, was a small animal effigy, similarin t
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