50 BULLETIN 1S3, UNITED STATES NATIONAL IMUSEUM 



This came from pit 26. Siibrectangiilar in outline, it measured 32 by 

 20 mm. One edge is broken ; the ends, and possibly one side, seem to 

 have been cut. Near one end, on the fractured edge, is a cleanly drilled 

 hole 3 mm. in diameter. It is possible that this represents part of an 

 ornament or pendant, pierced for stringing. 



WORK IN CHIPPED STONE 



Artifacts of chipped stone were extraordinarily abundant at the 

 Eenner site, ranking second in quantity to potsherds. Projectile 

 points, scrapers, drills, knives, and a variety of other forms were 

 present in all parts of the diggings. Diminutive forms, involving 

 finely retouched flakes, were rare or absent ; cores or moderately large 

 spalls were almost invariably utilized in the manufacture of artifacts. 



Raw materials present a striking variety, including cherts, jaspers, 

 and other cryptocrystalline rocks. Some are probably of local origin ; 

 others must have been obtained through trade with neighboring 

 groups or by journeys into other districts of what is now Missouri. 

 The sources of these materials have not been determined, but a study 

 of this nature would appear to offer interesting information as to the 

 contacts of the natives with their neighbors and the environment. 

 Cherts include gray, blue-gray, white, pink, and banded varieties. 

 There are a few pieces suggesting the aboriginally worked deposits of 

 the Kansas Valley near Manh.attan. On the whole, however, the lithic 

 remains probably represent in large measure the utilization of some 

 of the various chert deposits with which the limestone regions of 

 Missouri abound. 



No obsidian was found during our work at the site, tliough one or 

 two chips were said to have been picked up previously. 



Many whole and broken arrowpoints were recovered. By com- 

 parison with points from typical plains pottery horizons, those from 

 the Eenner site appear heavy and rough. Length varies from 50 to 

 SO mm., width from 26 to 40 mm., weight from 14 to 18 grams. 

 Proportions vary, but the maximum Avidth is usually 40 to 50 percent 

 of total length. The surfaces of the blade have relatively coarse 

 flake scars, and the cutting edges usually show only a moderately fine 

 secondary retouching. In cross section, the blade is almost invariably 

 double-convex, the greatest thickness (7-12 mm.) being along the 

 midline. Shaping and retouching are moderately well done, but in 

 quality of workmanship generally none of the excavated specimens 

 approach the small delicately flaked points common at nearby sites 

 of ''Mississippi" culture affiliations or in the western bison plains. 



