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averages about 2 mm in thickness. It is closely similar to artifacts of 

 shell from ossuaries of the same culture (pi. 9, fig. 2, i, j, I, in, n). 



A variety of partially worked or of broken bone fragments were 

 found, but most of these are too fragmentary to merit detailed descrip- 

 tion. However, one flat piece of worked bone, 78 mm long by 15 mm 

 wide, has been heat-tempered and well polished by use. It has rounded 

 edges and is larger at the ends than in the middle, suggesting some 

 sort of a handle, although its method of attachment or of use is 

 obscure. A small worked piece of bone suggesting the tooth of a comb 

 may be worth mentioning. This piece is triangular in outline, being 

 30 mm long, 5 mm wide at base, and i mm thick. It has a polish on 

 both sides resulting from use. No other artifact suggesting a comb 

 was noted. Several solid and perfectly round sections of cut bone, 

 often with deep notches in them, were also found. These fragments 

 are similar in size to the round awls and may have been reworked 

 fragments. 



Bone or Antler Bracelet Fragments 



In cache i were found two small fragments of a delicate incised 

 bracelet or arm band. Several other fragments of similar nature were 

 also found by Ralph Douglas in the west refuse heap of house i. The 

 fragments from cache i are extremely thin and have been burned to a 

 whitish gray, shell-like consistency. It is impossible to tell whether 

 they are of antler or bone. The largest is 50 mm in length, 25 mm in 

 .breadth, and less than 2 mm in thickness. On the convex surface is an 

 incised design of two vertical lines about 35 mm apart with eight 

 horizontal connecting lines. The other fragment is 35 mm long, 20 mm 

 wide, and the same thickness as the other. It has been rounded at the 

 corners of one end, which is the end of the specimen itself. Five 

 millimeters from the end is a vertical line with eight horizontal lines 

 running to the broken ends of the fragment. In each corner of the 

 design is a round perforation apparently for the attachment of thongs. 

 The two fragments suggest a round arm band with units of design 

 made up of two vertical and eight horizontal lines. The bracelet 

 apparently went part way around the forearm and was tied together 

 by two thongs. Whether there was more to the design than is indicated, 

 or how many design units there were, is indeterminable, owing to its 

 fragmentary condition. Careful sifting of the refuse material in the 

 cache pit yielded no other fragments. 



Work in Antler 



Work in antler is rather abundant among the artifacts from house i. 

 The animal species represented most commonly are the elk (wapiti) 



