It is curious that no spades have been found in Southern Indiana and Ohio.
Fig. 171. (S. 1–4.) These beautiful spades and the hoe are from the Mississippi “Bottoms,” near the Cahokia mound. Note the concave base in the hoe, and the squared stem. Very few such hoes are found. Material: straw-colored, cherty flint. H. M. Braun’s collection, East St. Louis, Illinois.
CHAPTER X
FLINT CELTS AND AXES
Closely related to hoes and spades are the flint celts, and occasionally a chipped flint object notched on either side, which may have served as an axe. Flint axes are sometimes found east of the Mississippi, but they are more common in Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas. The ones from the site of Harahey and Quivira are rude, being flint turtlebacks or rejects notched on either side, but those from Wisconsin and a few from the South are better made and evince some skill in their manufacture.
Fig. 172. (S. 1–2.) A notched axe from the collection of A. M. Brooking, Trumbull, Nebraska. These notched axes are frequently found west of the Mississippi River in various portions of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Arkansas.
There are rude, notched chipped implements of the type shown in Fig. 172, which may not be of flint but of other materials. This one is from Mr. A. M. Brooking’s collection, Trumbull County, Nebraska. It is very like types from Pennsylvania. A large implement slightly notched in the side, found in La Jara, Colorado, is shown in Fig. 175. This is of clear chalcedony, and a very fine specimen.
Fig. 173. (S. 1–1.) Notched flint axe, or rough implement from the collection of F. Wetherington, Paducah, Kentucky. This is of chert and may have originally been a turtleback, but was afterwards hafted in a handle.