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simple points made of bone found in heap M, three are small, three larger 
specimens are oval in section, two other large points are lath-shaped, 
and one shows along one edge a bit of the grooving by means of which it 
was cut out. 
The small points, probably, were used for arrows and were inserted 
in a split shaft and held there by lashings; the large points may have been 
for bird or fish spears. The smaller points may have been used for barbs 
lashed to spears, arrows, or fish-hooks, or they may have been used as 
fish-hooks. 
The specimen shown on Plate V, figure 1, best presents the general 
designs of the smallest of this style of bone point. Figure 2, on the same 
plate, has a long tang, a gradually enlarging head, and rather blunt point. 
Figure 4 has a base cut obliquely from edge to edge, probably an accident, 
but possibly intended as a barb. Figure 5 is delicate, thin, and sharp at 
both ends. Figure 6 is hollow for some distance from the lower end, 
which is cut obliquely across the marrow canal of the bone from which 
it was made. Figure 7 is thin, sharp at both ends, and shows signs of 
winding on the lower half, in the form of decayed streaks across one side of the 
point; the streaks were probably caused by decay setting in quicker than 
elsewhere, between or under lashings of twisted cord that held the point in 
place. Figure 8, one of four similar specimens from heap A, is sharp at 
both ends and delicate, but irregular in cross-section, apparently because 
it retains much of the shape of the piece of bone from which it was made. 
Figure 9 is nicely oval in section, rather delicate, and sharp at the point. 
Figure 10, one of five similar specimens from heap A, is typical of the medium- 
sized, simple points; it is heavy and has a tang narrowed and thinned to 
a blunt base. Figure 11 is a large, flat, or lath-shaped point with crude 
base broken across and rubbed slightly on the edge of the broken surface. 
Figure 12, the most slender of six similar points found in heap A, represents 
the general design of the longer, simple points; it is oval in section, with 
long, tapering point, and thins to a blunt base. Figure 13 is practically the 
same as the last-mentioned point except that it is thicker and wider. A 
shorter, similar specimen was found in heap D. 
One of the fragments of a base from heap A shows the longitudinal 
grooving on each side, by means of which the piece from which it was made 
was separated. A long, thick specimen, found in heap A, is chipped away 
over the whole length of one side, except on a small space near one 
edge, and over nearly half of the other side. Apparently it had been 
broken and was being made into something smaller, or was being destroyed. 
Special points of bone were also found, ten in heap A and six in heap D. 
Two entire points and six fragments are mentioned below, and the remaining 
eight specimens are illustrated on Plate V, figures 14-21. The one shown 
in figure 14 is 7 \ inches long or about f inch longer than the longest simple 
point. It has a slightly enlarged head tapering gradually into a very 
long shank. It is of oval cross-section throughout and is not much flattened 
at the base, if intentionally flattened at all, as the slight chipping on each 
side of the base does not much reduce its thickness. 
The specimen represented by figure 15 is 8* inches long, is the longest 
entire point found on the harbour, but it probably was exceeded in length 
by the broken harpoon point represented on Plate VI, figure 9. The 
object, possibly a point, shown on Plate VII, figure 9, is also longer. The 
