Fig. 51.—Celt, nearly round section.
This may be regarded as the typical form of celt for eastern United States, and its geographic distribution is exceptionally wide, as shown in the table.
The Bureau collection includes the following specimens of this class:
| District. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | ||||
| Montgomery county, North Carolina | 1 | |||||||
| Coosa district, Alabama | 1 | |||||||
| Ross county, Ohio | 1 | |||||||
| Knox county, Ohio | 1 | |||||||
| Miami valley, Ohio | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Eastern Tennessee | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Green river, Kentucky | 1 | |||||||
| Northeastern Kentucky | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Northeastern Arkansas | ||||||||
| Kanawha valley, West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Crawford county, Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||
| Southwestern Illinois | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Savannah, Georgia | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Western Tennessee | 2 | |||||||
| KEY: A = Porphyry. B = Sienite. C = Granite. D = Argillite. E = Greenstone. F = Sandstone. G = Diorite. H = Compact quartzite. | ||||||||
D. Of the form last described, except in being much thinner; some have the tops battered, showing use as wedges; length from 3 to 9 inches.
| District. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Tennessee | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Kanawha valley, West Virginia | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Northwestern Georgia | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Savannah, Georgia | 2 | |||||||||
| Green river, Kentucky | 1 | |||||||||
| Northeastern Kentucky | 2 | |||||||||
| Southeastern Arkansas | 1 | |||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 1 | |||||||||
| Northeastern Arkansas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Butler county, Ohio | 2 | |||||||||
| Northwestern North Carolina | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| KEY: A = Argillite. B = Porphyry. C = Sienite. D = Diorite. E = Sandstone. F = Granite. G = Hornblende. H = Greenstone. I = Serpentine. J = Compact quartzite. | ||||||||||
Fig. 52.—Celt, showing nearly diamond section.
E. Pointed oval, or nearly diamond section, sides straight or slightly curved; length 6 to 12½ inches. Few as these are, they vary considerably in appearance. The group is illustrated by [figure 52], showing a specimen of brown flint, containing numerous small deposits of chalcedony, from Benton county, Tennessee; polished over the entire surface, the edge highly so.
In addition, there are the following examples: From Caldwell county, North Carolina, one of porphyry and one of granite, the latter roughened on sides for handle; from McMinn county, Tennessee, one of gray flint, highly polished over its surface, except the top, which is much battered; from Cocke county, Tennessee, one of argillite.