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many splinter awls, for very little modification of the bones was needed 

 for functional completion. 



Most of the animal bones were either split or broken in order for one 

 to extract the marrow contents. Exceptions occurred in the smaller 

 bones. Some splinters of deer, elk, and turkey bones were dressed down 

 by grinding and subsequent rubbing and polishing. Some were termi- 

 nated with blunt and dull points; others received very sharp points, 

 all of which were determined by their intended f miction: use as 

 punches or as awls. Some of the blunt-i)ointed tools ( fig. 40 ) probably 

 were used to create the various punctations found on the exteriors of 

 vessels, in basketmaking, or in working the hides of small animals. 

 The sharp-pointed ones (fig. 41) were probably used mostly in the 

 sewing of leather and textile objects. 



A number of these bone tools still retain the original articulate 

 surfaces which makes the identification of the animal from which 



Figure 41. 



-Typical bone awls indicating the various bone types utilized, 

 site, 44Mcl4. 



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