In 1722, Robert Beverley of Virginia described this type of bead as being made "of the Conch Shell, as the Peak is, only the Shape is flat and like a Cheese, and drill'd Edgeways" (Beverley 1947:145). The 21 runtees from the Fredricks site ranged from 12.8-17.2 mm in length, 12.8-17.5 mm in diameter, and 4.1-6.4 mm in thickness. They were found exclusively around the neck and chest areas of Burial 1 (see runtees) and Burial 2 (see runtees). Those with Burial 2 occurred with spherical and barrel/cylinder beads. In both instances, they occurred in association with wampum. No other runtees are known to have been found at Piedmont archaeological sites.
