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3.3 inches to 0.8 inch. Associated with these disks of stone are many 

 made from potsherds. It is to be noted that both textile-marked 

 and cord-marked sherds were chosen for this specialization. 



The textile-marked sherds generally were of such curvature as to 

 indicate large flat pans or open bowls, commonly called "salt pans" 

 from the assumption that such pans were used to evaporate salt 

 water for the salt. Plate 80, <z, shows a typical fragmentary salt 



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pan. This "pan" was about 26 inches in diameter and 5.5 inches 

 deep. It was made with sloping sides and a heavy rim and the 

 cloth was applied over the whole base and sides. This photograph 

 was taken with the vessel inverted. 



Of the many textile-marked sherds found on Site No. 11, all 

 seemed to indicate "twined woven" textiles. The positive clay im- 

 pression of an unusual sherd is presented in plate 80, b. This sherd 

 is unusual in that while it is a twined weave it is very closely woven 

 and presented at first glance the appearance of a simple under-and- 

 over weave. The effect produced is quite different from the usual 

 loosely woven twined weave of large mesh. 



Bone artifacts include awls, hairpins, bear -tooth pendants, antler 

 flakers, and other cut and worked bone implements as shown in 



