F^&p.^o! in' ^°°° SOLDIER SITE — ^NEUMAN 305 



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(3 specimens) 



The first specimen somewhat resembles a discoidal. One of the 

 faces has been smootlied from use, the oj)posite face is rough and un- 

 altered. It is made from a piece of scoria and measures 26 mm. 

 thick and 56 mm. in diameter. 



The second specimen is shaped like a parallelogram. The two 

 faces are flat and have rounded side edges. The sides vary from 

 wedge shaped to rounded to flat. The specimen is made of gypsum. 

 The top and bottom measure 50 mm. and 48 mm. long respectively ; 

 it is 29 mm. in width and 15 mm. thick. 



The third specimen is a rectangular piece of sandstone that ap- 

 pears to have been artificially shaped. Both faces and one long side 

 are quite smooth. One face has a shallow, ovoid concavity and the 

 side surface of one end bears pecking scars. The tool measures 98 

 mm. long, 57 mm. wide, and 27 mm. thick. 



BONE ARTEFACTS 



(4 specimens) 



Scapula fragments (three specimens). — Each is a fragment of bison scapu- 

 lae. The first fragment is from a right scapula which has had the 

 spine removed. The proximal and distal portions are lacking, as is the 

 posterior border. The remaining distal portion of the anterior border 

 has been smoothed from wear. The specimen measures 231 mm. in 

 length. 



The second specimen is also a fragment of a right scapula. It is a rec- 

 tangular piece lacking the proximal and distal portions and the posterior 

 border. The proximal end of the fragment, as well as the lateral sur- 

 face and the anterior border, has been smoothed from wear. This speci- 

 men is 174 mm. long (pi. 49, i) . 



The third fragment is a thin, elongated piece of scapula that converges 

 to a rounded point at one end ; the opposite end is fractured. Both side 

 edges along the pointed half of the bone are sharp and smooth from 

 wear. Each face of the bone is marked with numerous longitudinal 

 scratches, most of which are concentrated toward the pointed end. The 

 specimen is 182 mm. long (pi. 49, ;). 



Cut hone (one specimen). — A portion of the proximal end of a bison or 

 elk right metacarpal. The bone has been cut diagonally down from 

 the articular facets to a point along the vascular groove. No other area 

 on the bone appears to be artificially altered. The specimen is 39 mm. 

 long, 



GOOD SOLDIER COMPONENT AND RELATED SITES 



In the following discussion I have attempted to describe the Good 

 Soldier Component more fully by relating its remains to similar 

 material from other sites. This method, I hope, will afford the reader 



