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in outline originally, closely resembling or identical with Strong’s 
NAb2 type (1935, pp. 88, and fig. 7). It has been fashioned from a 
large flake, the chipping is good, and the edges have been carefully 
retouched. One edge is blunted as if by use in cutting and scraping. 
In its broken state it measures 8.4 cm. in length with a maximum 
width of 4.8 cm. and is 8 mm. thick. 
The second of the three objects, made of the same material, but 
unpatinated, is the basal portion of a blade belonging to a type which 
is common in the area. Three edges are worked, the fourth shows a 
sharp break. The fragment is rectangular in outline and measures 
2.1 cm. in length, broken, by 1.8 cm.in width. Itis 5 mm. in thickness 
(pl. 12, 2). Workmanship is excellent. Complete artifacts of the 
type to which this blade belongs were recovered from Rock Village 
(82ME15) and from 32ML39, the Nightwalkers Butte in the Bull 
Pasture site. The third blade fragment is made from some opaque 
gray stone and is roughly shaped and fiaked, with but little retouch- 
ing present. The undamaged end is pointed. The fragment meas- 
ures 4.4 cm. in length, 3.2 cm. in maximum width, with a thickness of 
1.1cm. (pl. 12, p). 
Gunflint—An object of somewhat translucent light-gray chal- 
cedony came from the fireplace of Feature 3. One face is flat, the 
other shows three major facets, one of which is along the center and 
forms the face, the other two bordering this and forming bevels. All 
four edges have been finely retouched on both faces, and two of the 
edges are dull and battered. It measures 2.8 cm. by 2.3 cm. in length 
and width and is 6.5 mm. in thickness (pl. 12, 2). In shape and 
dimensions it suggests a gunflint. Since it is not made of the type 
of flint used commercially for these objects, it may be of native manu- 
facture from local material. 
Flake scraper.—A flake of Knife River flint, roughly triangular 
in outline and unpatinated, came from Feature 12. It measures 4.0 
em. in length, with a width of 3.0 cm. across the base. One edge has 
been smoothly and evenly retouched on one face. The opposite edge 
is somewhat nicked, suggesting a use-retouch resulting from use in 
cutting and scraping (pl. 12,4). 
Other fragments and flakes—From Feature 3 came an object of 
dark, flintlike material which is chipped on both faces and on three 
edges, the fourth edge showing a fracture. The workmanship is not 
particularly good, and the object appears to have been subjected to 
considerable heat which has caused a small amount of flaking on the 
faces. It may be the base of a blade or may have functioned as a 
scraper. The fragment measures 3.1 cm. in length, with widths of 
2.0 and 3.1 cm. across the ends and a thickness of 5.5 mm. (pl. 12, 9). 
What appears to be another fragment came from Feature 8. It is 
made from gray chalcedony, is flaked on both faces and has one care- 
