The Archaeology of the Yakima ValleySmith, Harlan Ingersoll
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The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley
Smith, Harlan Ingersoll
Yakima River Valley (Wash.) -- Antiquities
202-8261. A pestle made by rounding the edges of a piece
of a basaltic column. Found on the surface of the west
bank of the Columbia River 8 miles above Mr. Craig's
house, which is at the head of Priest Rapids.
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Numbers 202-8262 to 202-8266 were found on the surface
near the head of Priest Rapids.
202-8262. A pestle or part of a pestle.
202-8263. A river pebble partly pecked into the form of a
pestle (Fig. 22).
202-8264. The end of a pestle having a large striking
head.
202-8265. Part of a stone pestle.
202-8266. Pestle formed by rounding the corners of a
small basaltic column.
202-8267. to 202-8290. Numbers 202-8267 to 202-8290 are
pestles made of stone found on the surface near the head
of Priest Rapids (Fig. 21, 202-8281).
Numbers 202-8291 to 202-8295 were found on the surface
near the head of Priest Rapids.
202-8291. Part of a pestle made of stone.
202-8292a. A pebble battered on each end (Fig. 41).
202-8292b. Pebble, one side of which has been used as a
mortar.
202-8293. Part of a mortar made of stone.
202-8294. Part of a mortar.
202-8295. Disk-shaped boulder, one side of which is
notched opposite a natural notch. Possibly this has been
a net sinker similar to the following.
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Numbers 202-8296 to 202-8334 were found on the surface of
the bank of the Columbia River near the head of Priest
Rapids.
202-8296. River pebble. Such pebbles were made into
sinkers for fish nets. See 202-8310 and adjacent
catalogue numbers (Fig. 13a).
202-8297. Scraper or knife made of a river pebble one
side of which is chipped (Fig. 55).
202-8298. River pebble of disk shape, partly chipped.
202-8299. River pebble of disk shape, partly chipped on
two edges.
202-8300. River pebble of disk shape, partly chipped on
one edge.
202-8301. River pebble of disk shape, partly chipped on
two edges.
202-8302. River pebble of disk shape, partly chipped on
four edges (Fig. 53).
202-8303. River pebble, partly chipped.
202-8304. River pebble of disk shape, chipped around the
edge from one side only.
202-8305. Disk-shaped river pebble, chipped around the
edge from both sides.
202-8306. Disk-shaped river pebble, chipped in two
places, opposite each other from both sides, and at a
place equi-distant from these two from only one side.
202-8307. Scraper or knife chipped from a pebble (Fig.
54).
202-8308. Chipped pebble.
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