Six small nodules of chert have been worked and show signs of wear along
the worked edges (Fig. 16, A-D). All were fashioned from small elongated
nodules by chipping a sharp edge at one end of the nodule, leaving the
basal end smooth and unworked. They are from 4 to 6.5 cm. long. Two of
them (Fig. 16, A-B) are chipped only across one end of the nodule; the
others are chipped across one end and down both sides, only the basal
end of the nodule being unaltered. Similar artifacts are quite common in
sites over most or all of East Texas, but their purpose is unknown.
_Drills_
An elongated, pointed implement (Fig. 16, G) with the basal portion
missing appears to be the shank of a drill. It has been chipped from
gray chert. This fragment is 4.3 cm. long and is from 5 to 13 mm. wide.
It is triangular in cross section and the distal end is slightly worn
along the edges as though from use.
_Fragmentary Chipped Stone Artifacts_
Four fragments of chipped stone implements are too incomplete for
accurate description. Some or all of them are probably blade fragments
from projectile points or bifacial blades.
_Milling Stones_
One incomplete milling stone is made of light gray quartzite (Fig. 16,
J). It has been pecked around the edges into a broad oval shape and it
is smooth from use on both faces. It is 9.8 cm. long, 8.2 cm. wide, and
3.6 cm. thick.
Three small stone fragments smoothed on one face are probably pieces of
milling stones, but all are too fragmentary for their original shapes to
be determined.
_Grooved Stones_
An irregular shaped piece of hematite (Fig. 16, I) has several narrow,
intersecting grooves running across one face. The grooves are set at
apparently random angles. On the opposite face of this fragment is part
of a deep, gouged out pit where the red pigment was evidently scraped
away for use as paint.
A piece of fine grained sandstone (Fig. 16, H) has a broad U-shaped
groove across one face. The groove is 20 mm. wide and 6 mm. deep.
Several small pieces of hematite bearing faint scratches were probably
used as sources of pigment.
_Pitted Stones_
There are four pieces of sandstone and hematite with more or less flat
sides that have small, circular pits pecked into them (Fig. 16, K).
Three have one pit each, the other has two pits on opposite sides of the
stone. The pits are all between 2.5 and 3.0 cm. wide and they vary from
4 to 8 mm. deep.
_Miscellaneous Ground Stone Artifacts_
Three small pieces of stone are smoothed on one face. One is a cobble
measuring 17.7 cm. long, 5.8 cm. wide, and 3.3 cm. thick. The others are
too fragmentary for reconstruction, but seem to be pieces of small
grinding slabs.
PROVENIENCE OF THE ARTIFACTS
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