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may also have been for arrows, while others were presumably awls, 

 drills, barbs for fishhooks and fishspears, teeth for fish rakes, and so 

 forth, even though certain identification is impossible. 



BONE POINTS 



Four bird bones, more or less sharpened at one end, are probably 

 awls (pi. 16, m-p). They range in length from 5.2 to 9.5 cm. Three 

 are from Old Town II, the fourth from Old Town II or III. 



Similar to the above, although the bird bones are split as well as 

 sharpened, are four specimens from Old Town II (pi. 16, qrs). To the 

 latter group we may perhaps add two broken specimens from Old 

 Town III, another from Old Town II or III, and a fourth from Old 

 Town II. 



A bird bone splinter from Old Town II, shaped like a tiny knife 

 (pi. 16, k), has already been mentioned (p. 108). 



There are, in addition, eight tiny points made of bird bone 

 splinters (pi. 15, g-j), about 4 to 5 cm. long, with rough or broken 

 butts. One is from Old Town I, five from Old Town II, and two from 

 Old Town III. They may be points for weapons or fishing devices. 



Seven points are made of split animal rib (pi. 16, t-v). These are 

 6.4 to 10.5 cm. long, 0.8 to 1 cm. wide, and 0.2 or 0.3 cm. thick. Two 

 are from Old Town III, four from Old Town II, and one from an 

 undetermined level. 



Lastly, there are 13 crudely shaped or fragmentary pieces of bone 

 with pointed ends, some evidently unfinished. Six are from Old 

 Town III, seven from Old Town II, and one from Old Town I. 



Except for the specimens (pi. 16, m-s) which were probably awls, 

 it is impossible to identify the rest. Some may have been points for 

 arrows, although the bird bone splinters are too light, and the pointed 

 ribs too curved. It is more likely that some of these are barbs for 

 fishhooks or teeth for fish rakes. 



BONE SHAFT FRAGMENTS 



There are six fragments of bone shafts. Three are from Old Town 

 III. One of these, now measuring (17.8) cm. in length, with diameters 

 of 2.4 by 1 cm., was apparently pointed at both ends. Two others 

 were rectangular in cross section. One was over 7.5 cm. long when 

 complete, pointed at one end and rounded at the other. The second 

 specimen was similar but larger. The remaining three specimens 

 are all from the Storage House in Old Town II. Of these, the first 

 is (15.2) cm. long, 2.5 by 1.5 cm. in diameter, with a blunt point 

 at one end. A shorter and more slender fragment of a shaft with 

 oval section is bluntly rounded at the end. The third fragment has 



