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modeled basal plate around which the vessel was constructed either 

 by coiling or by using the fillet method. 



Mending holes are present. These usually occur about 3.0 to 4.0 

 cm. from the rim of bowls. No instance of mending holes was found 

 on ollas. The initial drilling was made on the exterior walls. Pene- 

 tration was then carried into the walls a distance greater than half 

 the thickness of the wall. Opposite this indentation another drill- 

 ing w^as made to join the first. After contact was made the hole was 

 slio-htly enlarged by working from the interior of the vessel toward 

 the outer wall. Diameters of these holes varied not only on a single 

 vessel but from vessel to vessel. 



Handles and lugs are nonexistent. 



OBJECTS OF STONE 



Projectile points, manufactured from either chert or quartz, can be 

 classified roughly into three main types: triangular, stemmed, and 

 lanceolate. In the stemmed variety are a number of subtypes : verti- 

 cal stemmed having slightly concave or square bases, comer tanged 

 with square or slightly concave base, corner tanged with rounded base, 

 side-notched with concave base, and retreating base, sometimes called 

 beaver tailed. In the triangular variety are two subtypes : those with 

 slight concave bases and those with slightly rounded bases. 



Chipped stone artifacts are not abundant, but show considerable 

 variety. In the lower levels chert appears to be used almost exclusively 

 in the manufacture of these objects, while in the upper levels quartz 

 received considerable attention. Both chert and quartz are readily 

 available from various local deposits. 



Most points exhibit coarse flake scars on the flat surfaces. A large 

 number of the chert types indicate that they were made from large 

 flakes which were initially cast off from a large chunk. Part of the 

 original cortex can still be seen on one of the faces of a projectile point. 

 Only in rare instances are the points secondarily chipped. In tech- 

 nique and shape, the majority of these points resemble forms indicative 

 of the late Archaic and Early Woodland. The small isosceles tri- 

 angular-shaped points liave been assigned to the late Woodland. 



In the stemmed varieties, the lengths vary from 2.5 cm. to 7 cm. 

 The greatest width, which appears at the shoulder, varies from 1.7 

 cm. to 3.5 cm. Maximum thickness varies from 4.0 cm. to 6.0 cm. 

 and occurs in the vicinity of the greatest width which is well above 

 the bit. In the corner-notched specimens, the greatest length varies 

 from 3.0 cm. to just a trifle over 7.0 cm. The greatest width is in the 

 vicinity of tlie bit and this varies from 1.5 cm. to 3.0 cm. according to 

 the overall shape of the individual specimen. In the lanceolate forms, 

 the greatest length varies from 1.8 cm. to 7.3 cm. The greatest thick- 

 ness, like all the others, occurs in the vicinity of the greatest width. 



