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A third specimen may represent the head of a canid. In the illus- 

 tration (fig. 6, <?) the object is so oriented that it appears to have two 

 long pointed ears and a sharp nose. These characteristics mark the 

 swift or red fox, both of which were native to the locality in his- 

 toric times. 



An incomplete specimen suggests a round-bodied, but unidentifiable, 

 animal. There are two short, stubby forelegs but the hind limbs are 

 lacking. It is apparently a heavy-bodied animal (fig. 6, d). 



The final specimen is an effigy handle from a vessel lip. The profile 

 of the head (fig. 6, e), which extends 15 mm. from the lip, suggests 

 that of a bear. 



Bead 

 (1 specimen) 



A perforated baked clay bead is oval in longitudinal section and 

 pentagonal in cross section. It is 20 mm. long, with a maximum diam- 

 eter of 18 mm. One intact end is concave. The hole appears to have 

 been made by inserting a grass stem that burned away during the 

 firing (fig. 6,/). 



Shaped item 



(1 specimen) 



An irregular, bowllike object, probably modeled around the finger 

 of a child, has a fingernail impression in the base of a shallow cavity. 

 The base is flat, with a protrusion resulting from a downward pressure 

 of the finger. The maximum diameter is at the midpoint. Height is 

 12 mm., and the diameter is 19 mm. 



WORK IN STONE 



Projectile points 

 (75 specimens) 



Seventy-five artifacts are classed as projectile points, in that they 

 are small, thin, bifacially worked, approximately symmetrical, and 

 Avell made. Materials used for the points are : Knife Eiver flint (chal- 

 cedony), 42; gray, brown, and black cherts, 28; white chalcedony, 4; 

 and agate, 1. The 55 complete points are classed in 5 categories based 

 on outline and other characteristics. The terms applied to the five 

 projectile-point categories are descriptive (see Davis, 1956, pp. 64-69), 

 but reference is also made to the point outline taxonomy published by 

 Strong (1935, pp. 88-89). 



Plain lanceolate^ convex hase {Strong NAbl). — A single specimen 

 from the site has convex blade edges and a convex base. It measures 

 28X15X3 mm., and has a weight of 1.5 gm. (fig. 3, a). It is un- 

 notched and is evenly and bifacially flaked. 



