140 EXPLORATION OF BURTON MOUND [BTH. ANN, 44 
Butt fragment of black abalone fishhook, having 8 mm. of nicely grooved 
shank intact. 24 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. Inner edge neatly 
squared. 
Central fragment of red abalone fishhook, 21.5 mm. long, 7.56 mm. wide, 2 mm. 
thick, but it appears that it was originally thicker and that lamina have peeled 
off of both surfaces. Originally a large and strong hook. 
Butt fragment of black abalone fishhook. Obverse ventral. 385 mm. long, 6.5 
mm. wide, 4.5 mm. thick. Outer edge at butt contains three notches with center 
1.5 mm., 6 mm., and 11 mm. from butt end. Inner edge somewhat squared. 
Butt fragment of fishhook. Flesh colored but from a black abalone shell. 
Dorsal surface can not be determined. 13 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, 2.25 mm. 
thick. The shank is 6 mm. long, and its groove extends along obverse and 
reverse surfaces only, but does not pass around the ends of the shank. This 
yas one of the more delicate hooks, used for fish as small as the smelt and the 
like. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, gray in color and having en- 
crusted surface. 19 mm. long, 4.5 mm. wide, 4 mm. thick. The fragment con- 
sists of the portion of the hook toward the butt end. 
Butt fragment of black abalone fishhook, 24 mm. long, 5 mm, wide, 3 mm. 
thick. Outer edge at butt contains three notches, their centers being 3.5 mm., 
6 mm., and 8 mm. from the butt end, respectively. The fishhook shows 
blotches of mother of pearl from the inside surface of the shell on its obverse 
face. The inside edge is somewhat squared. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 22.5 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, 3 
mm. thick. Evidently very little is missing from the butt extremity. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 12 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, 1 mm. 
thick. A small fragment, the curve of which shows it to be from near the tip 
of the hook, evidently from one of the slenderer hooks. 
Tip fragment of black abalone fishhook, 17 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, 3 mm. 
thick. The outer edge is neatly rounded, the inner edge squared. The tip is 
very sharp. Perhaps about two-thirds of the hook is present. The fragment 
is blackish gray colored throughout. 
Fragment of what is possibly a fishhook of black abalone in the process of 
making. The unbroken edges are neatly cut and rounded and the hole, 15 mm. 
diam., has been left as it was when first bored, not having been enlarged 
so as to conform to the outer edge of the hook as is done in the finished 
hook. Maximum length of fragment, 39.5 mm. long, 35 mm. wide, 5 mm. thick. 
The inside surface has flecks of mother of pearl. 
Central fragment of a black abalone fishhook, 12 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, 
1.5 mm. thick. The fragment is from a slender hook of the smallest size and 
comes from the middle portion of the hook. 
Central fragment of a very large black abalone fishhook showing purplish and 
yellowish flesh color tint. The fragment comes from the middle of the hook 
and shows an unusually sharp elbow, 26 mm. long, 8 mm, wide, 2.5 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook. The fragment comes from the 
middle part of the hook and shows a rather sharp shoulder formed by the outer 
edge. 16 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook. The fragment comes from the 
part of the hook adjacent to the butt, and may in fact be regarded as a butt 
fragment. The elbow is quite pronounced and more than half the hook is 
present. 
Tip fragment of black abalone fishhook, strong and well made, the point 
being very sharp and slender and exhibiting a natural furrow near the outer 
