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generally used as arrowheads and the larger ones as spear points. 

 The groups assembled in the plates are, as far as may be, representa- 

 tive of different types. 



In Plate 13 examples of large, superbly finished spear points are 

 presented. They represent the highest and most prevalent type of 

 these objects, having long, thin blades, prolonged acute points, and 

 deep notches separating the stem and the wings. Plate 14 shows less 

 typical examples of the same general shape. Plate 15 shows live 

 examples of spear points of unique form, very probably made espe- 

 cially for sacrificial purposes. They are wide and thin, and are 

 characterized by an almost rectangular body, an abrupt triangular 

 point, a wide, square base, and concave lateral margins. Hardly less 

 remarkable are the roundish, blunt-pointed spear points shown on 

 Plate 16. The deposit did not contain more than a dozen of these 

 unusual implements, and nothing resembling them is found in the 

 Museum collections. It may be suggested that they possibly served 

 in the ceremonial shooting of spirits. 



Plates 17 and IS illustrate knives that have been specialized in vari- 

 ous degrees. Examples of the smaller unspecialized leaf -shaped blades 

 are shown in Plate 10, and specimens of medium size appear in Plates 

 20, 21, and 22. Plate 23 illustrates four rudely outlined discoidal 

 blades, while other still ruder specimens, not included in the plates, 

 probably belong to the class of failures or rejects. 



One of the most striking features of these implements is that many 

 of them show distinct evidences of recent reshaping. The old surfaces 

 are quite dark, as is well shown in Plate 22, while the new flaking has 

 exposed the clean white material. Many arrowheads and spear points 

 have been retrimmed, some slightly, others over a large part of the 

 surface (</, 5, and c), while the knives have been carefully sharpened 

 along one edge, as is seen in d and e. It is interesting to note that the 

 sharpening occurs on the left side of the blade, indicating right hand 

 edness of the owners. Strangely enough, there were many f ragmen s 

 and chips of chert scattered through the spring deposits, as if work 

 had been done on the spot or near at hand, and the flakage thrown i,i 

 along with the shaped objects. Traces of what appeared to be arrow 

 shafts of reed were also found. 



BONE AND ANTLER IMPLEMENTS. 



The bone implements were not at first recognized as such, and proba- 

 bly many were thrown away, being taken for mere fragments of bone. 

 There are three varieties of these objects — two made of antler and the 

 other from leg bones of deer and birds. The most numerous are from 

 the heavy end of the antler; their length varies from 4 to 7 inches. 



