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cellous tissues of split surface sometimes ground down, sometimes 

 unmodified ; edges unmodified ; butts rounded ; tips worked down to a 

 blunt point." 



Two similar specimens were found at the Hosterman site. Both 

 of them follow a common configuration, but one has its edges 

 smoothed and polished and the other has untreated edges; one has 

 a tip that was brought to a modified point, and the other has a 

 spatulate point. The complete specimen, except the extreme tip, 

 measures 168 mm. in length, and 25 mm. in width across the base, and 

 has an average thickness of 6 mm. 



Scapula hoes with deep U-shaped notch. — This notch which was 

 worn or cut into the bit end may have functioned, under certain con- 

 ditions, as a type of thong stretcher. The inner edge of the longer 

 spur has been beveled while the edge bordering the shorter spur is 

 not quite as sharp (pi. 33, B, a) . 



Worked pronghorn metapodial hones. — One complete and one frag- 

 mentary pronghorn metapodial bone showed signs of having been 

 used. The complete specimen was from a young individual, as shown 

 by the incomplete joining of the epiphyses (ankylosis) to the shaft of 

 the bone. The distal end was drilled. The shaft is lightly scarified 

 by a series of parallel scratches running at a diagonal to the main 

 axis of the shaft. Just above the basal articulative surface, on the 

 shaft, is another series of shallow cuts. These cuts are at right angles 

 to the axis of the shaft. The purpose and use of these scratches are 

 unknown. 



Fishhooks. — Four fragmentary and one unfinished bone fishhook 

 were recovered during the process of uncovering remains at the Hoster- 

 man site. All were made of a very composite bone. With the ex- 

 ception of the unfinished hook, the others were round in cross section. 

 All are of the unbarbed type and display excellent workmanship. 

 The unbarbed arms are pointed and scored with a series of shallow 

 parallel incisions at right angles to the main axis of the arm. The 

 shank arms also are scored near the ends, probably to prevent what- 

 ever tie was used from slipping off. 



The unfinished hook is from a section of bison long bone, demon- 

 strating the method by which this sort of implement was made. 



Worked animal scapula. — A small section of what appears to be 

 the scapula of Canis sp. has two small holes just 9 mm. below the 

 posterior border that were punched through the tliin section of the 

 blade. The two holes are 10 mm. apart and are not clean cut. None 

 of the edges of this bone object were smoothed or worked. There is 

 some question as to whether this particular bone object was perforated 

 for suspension as an ornament or for some other purpose (pi. S7, B). 



Pentagonal-shaped hone tool. — A large pentagonal-shaped bone 



