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SPECIMEN DESCRIPTIONS 



Projectile points. — A total of 13 projectile points sufficiently com- 

 plete to permit classification and fragments of 18 others were re- 

 covered. The more complete specimens fall into three styles, two of 

 the "large point" tradition and one of the "small point" tradition. 



The first style is represented by two points, one of which is com- 

 plete (pi. 57, Cj h) . These points have contracting stems and are quite 

 thick. The complete specimen is 61 mm. in length. Maximum widths 

 of the points are 25 and 27 mm., and their maximum thicknesses 12 

 and 9 mm. Both are made of gray Flint Hills chert. 



The second style is represented by nine fragmentary specimens (pi. 

 57, ^, g) . These points have expanding stems and pronounced, some- 

 times barbed, shoulders. Three of the points have convex bases, two 

 have straight bases, and two have concave bases. The bases are 

 missing from the remaining examples. Lengths of the two nearly 

 complete specimens are 40 and 30 mm., widths 28 and 24 mm,, and 

 maximum thicknesses 7 and 4 mm., respectively. One of the fragments 

 represents a point much larger than the rest, perhaps a knife or spear- 

 point rather than a projectile point (pi. 57, ^). It is 43 mm. in width 

 and probably measured at least 95 mm. in length when complete. 

 Materials are white, tan, pink, and gray cherts. The large point is 

 of gray Flint Hills chert. 



The third point style is represented by only two specimens (pi. 57, 

 e, /) . Both have expanding stems with serrated edges. The complete 

 specimen measures 23 mm. in length, and is 12 mm. wide at the base, 

 with a maximum thickness of 4 mm. It is made of tan chert. The 

 second specimen, a fragment, is 2 mm. thick. It is of gray Flint Hills 

 chert. As noted elsewhere in this paper, points of this style have been 

 recovered in Plains Woodland sites in Nebraska and Kansas. 



Blades. — Fragments of eight blades were recovered. Although 

 none is sufficiently complete to indicate the style, it is possible that 

 they may have been pyriform in shape. Wliite, cream-colored, tan, 

 and gray Flint Hills cherts are the materials. 



Knife. — One nearly complete beveled knife was recovered (pi. 57, 

 h). It is straight along one edge, shouldered on the other. The 

 straight edge has been chipped from one side of the piece, the 

 shouldered edge from the other. The stem may have been utilized for 

 haf ting. The knife measures 54 mm. in length, has a maximum width 

 of 17 mm., and a maximum thickness of 6 mm. 



End scrayers. — Seven end scrapers were found. They are all of 

 the familiar planoconvex type, with a rather abruptly chipped edge 

 at the thick end. Three are of cream-colored chert and four are of 

 gray Flint Hills chert. Lengths vary from 40 to 68 mm., widths 

 from 28 to 48 mm., and maximum thicknesses from 11 to 16 mm. 



