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intended by the aborigines as "nut stones," "paint stones" or "mor- 

 tars," or abraders is not definitely known. 



A small, crudely chipped discoidal was recovered from the fill of a 

 midden pit. It is greenish in color, composed of a very fine-grained 

 sandstone, and, not a true circle, measures 50 mm. at its greatest diam- 

 eter. Its greatest thickness occurs at the central portion and measures 

 18 mm. At the outer edges it tapers to a thickness of roughly 10 mm., 

 presenting a somewhat elliptical effect in cross section. Off-center 

 opposing conical pits measure 9 mm. and 12 mm. in diameter with 

 depths of 2 and 5 mm. (pi. 75, h) . 



This particular discoidal was initially shaped by percussion chip- 

 ping. The outer margin was rubbed and smoothed, but only a slight 

 amount of smoothing was expended upon the flat surfaces. A number 

 of shallow striations occur across one of the flat surfaces. That 

 this stone was used as a hand piece in conjunction with a bow drill 

 set is highly probable, but this interpretation is not conclusive since 

 we found no concrete evidence that such drill sets ever existed in this 

 site. We do Imow, however, that some sort of drill or drills were used 

 during the occupation of the site from the remains of various bored 

 objects, such as beads, mending holes in pots, etc. We cannot postu- 

 late the various types of drills used, for not all types were preserved. 

 Only those made of stone now remain. 



Stone gorgets are noted for their rarity. A fragmentary two-hole, 

 steatite bar gorget was found while cleaning out the fill of a midden 

 pit (pi. 75, d). In cross section it is planoconvex with the flat sec- 

 tion acting as the back or base of the gorget. On the "belly" side 

 there is an enlargement, resembling a protruding belly, at the center. 

 A number of incised lines radiate outward toward the margins and 

 the holes for suspension. As they approach the suspension holes these 



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Figure 48. — Two-hole steatite bar gorget from Woodland Horizon, Clarksville site, 44Mcl4, 



showing top and side views. 



