The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)
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The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2
Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)
Indians of North America -- Antiquities; Stone age -- North America
8. _Oval form._ This form is of quite as common occurrence as the
butterfly form. Nearly all of the specimens are made of plain or
banded slate. Specimens have come from Kenosha, Racine,
Waukesha, Dodge, Dane, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Brown,
Door, Marquette, Winnebago, Waupaca, and Wood counties. Wood,
Waupaca, and Door counties mark the northern limit of its
distribution. This form also occurs in the adjoining states of
Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa.
[Illustration:
FIG. 343. (S. 1–1.) Winged form of mottled granite. Wisconsin
Historical Society; kindness of the _Wisconsin Archeologist_. One
can distinguish this form at once as typical of the
Wisconsin-Michigan region.
]
9. A related form, of which specimens have been obtained in Racine,
Dane, and Sheboygan counties. It also occurs in Iowa.
10. _Double-crescentic form._ An example of this graceful form in the
State Historical Museum comes from Dane County. Fragmentary
specimens are known from Kenosha and Waupaca counties. All are
fashioned from slate. This form also occurs in Illinois and
Michigan.
11. _Crescent form._ Specimens have been recovered in Racine, Fond du
Lac, and Green Lake counties. Michigan, Iowa, and Indiana have
produced specimens.
12. _Knobbed crescent form._ A fine example, in the C. T. Olen
collection, comes from Omro, Winnebago County. It is made of
banded slate. A fragmentary specimen is reported to have been
found at Winneconne in the same county. Illinois and Ontario
have produced specimens of this form.
13. _Pick-shaped form._ Specimens have been found in Racine,
Washington, Green Lake, and Brown counties. This form also
occurs in Michigan.
14. _L-shaped form._ Specimens of this interesting form have been
obtained in Dodge, Dane, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Columbia, Sheboygan,
Fond du Lac, Marquette, and Manitowoc counties. All are made of
slate.
_Description of Fig. 344._
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1. Banded slate, Kentucky.
2. Mottled granite, Trigg County.
3. Banded slate, Meade County.
4. Soft green slate, Madison County.
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