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diameter drilled tlirougli the shaft near the butt. The others had 

 been only slightly smoothed along the shaft. 



The last item from house pit 14 was a typical chipped stone fetish 

 similar in size and shape to the one described for the late Cold Springs 

 occupation (pi. 37, a) . 



House pit 15 had six artifacts associated with the single floor. 

 They included two rough cobble choppers and a cobble hammer, all 

 of basalt. A tip of a bone tool and a thumbnail scraper were also 

 associated with the house. One small glass trade bead was recovered 

 near the floor of house pit 15. It was of the tubular type that is 

 believed to be early in the region. Although there is always the 

 possibility that it could be intrusive (via a gopher hole), it suggests 

 a late precontact date for the house. The other artifacts at the site, 

 small points and fetishes, would tend to confirm this dating. 



A number of artifacts were found in the midden trash adjacent to 

 the houses. One test section just south of house pit 9 uncovered 

 what may have been a cache of fishing equipment. However, the 

 18 notched net weights and 1 grooved weight were in no particular 

 order, and were associated with a quantity of discarded mussel shells 

 and some fire-cracked rocks. Also associated with the group were 

 two cobble hammers, a cobble chopper, and a spade-shaped stone, 

 which may have been a boring tool. This flat basalt tool is unique 

 in the region. All of the artifacts were closely associated on a single 

 level less than 1 foot below the surface. 



Tests on the bank between the houses and the river produced very 

 little. Artifacts recovered included a small triangular projectile 

 point, a thumbnail scraper, a stone fetish, and a few hammers and 

 choppers. Although there was some stratification in the trash, the 

 cultural materials recovered were far too few for any conclusions 

 to be drawn. 



Two years after the excavations were made on Techumtas Island, 

 there was new erosion of the bank immediately below the lower 

 group of houses. The river swept away the sand, but dropped the 

 larger stones almost in place. The artifacts collected from the sur- 

 face there almost certainly belonged to the over-the-bank dump from 

 the houses, and should be considered part of the complex. This group 

 of artifacts included nearly 100 notched net weights and 6 ovoid 

 grooved net weights. There were about 40 discoid choppers and 60 

 spall flakes, as well as 12 or more cobble hammers and choppers. 

 Three stone fetishes were also found on the eroded surface. 



All of the above were artifact types that matched those found in 

 the houses. There were a few artifacts in the surface collection that 

 did not duplicate those from in or near the house pits. They included 

 a miniature stone mallet, 3% inches (9 cm.) in height, and part of 



