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There is no secondary working of the blade edges. Some examples 

 (fig. 5, a-j) have a well-delineated tang on a short blade giving them 

 the appearance of a broadhead arrow point which might be mistaken 

 for the typical driU of this region were it not for the irregular bends of 

 the tang. Cores were sought but not found. These points are identi- 

 cal to those described by Lothrop from Sitio Conte and also represent 

 the typical blades found at Venado Beach and in the Madden Lake 

 area. Unlike specimens from the latter, however, none were found of 

 the petrified wood which represents such a common source of material 

 at the lake, but which is relatively rare at Panama, Viejo. Figure 

 5, Qy is an unusual point composed of white translucent chal- 

 cedony with a slight yellowish tinge. It is triangular in cross section 

 and in profile, giving it an awkward, heavy appearance. The thick- 

 ness at the base is almost half the length of the entire point so that it 

 could not have been hafted very successfully. The under surface 

 has the usual irregular planes which suggest a flake struck from a 

 core. There is no secondary reworking except for the tang. As in 

 the Code area, there is no evidence that any of these points were 

 hafted to arrows, nor does their ungainly appearance suggest this. 

 It is more likely that they were used as points for small throwing 

 spears or used with wooden "throwing sticks" of which no archeologi- 

 cal evidence remains. 



SCRAPERS 



Only three objects were recovered which could be considered as 

 scrapers. Figure 5, h, shows a small, blunt object made of jasper, 

 similar in aU respects to the points described above except that it 

 has no tang and the working end is rounded by secondary flaking. 

 It may represent a reworked point. The object shown in figure 5, i, 

 is so dissimilar to the remainder of the stonework that its origin may 

 be seriously questioned. After rains it was found on the surface 

 within the central portion of the burial area and without any adjacent 

 urn fragments, which would indicate it was not an offering. It is 

 composed of a dense medium-gray and slightly glossy agate type of 

 material which exhibits well-delineated conchoidal fractures. It is 

 of a not unusual pear shape, but is unique for this area in that its 

 entire outline has been reworked by secondary parallel pressure 

 flaking of medium-sized strokes, to give it a sharp symmetrical edge 

 in contrast to the usual crude techniques. There is no evidence 

 of either use or hafting, but the general shape and very sharp point 

 suggest a double-faced woodworking adz. 



Plate 9, a', illustrates a large scraper of mottled orange-brown 

 agate. The edge was reworked with secondary chipping and the 

 entire piece is smoothly worn down from use. This piece is so nearly 



