The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)
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The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2
Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)
Indians of North America -- Antiquities; Stone age -- North America
Figs. 110 to 134 show groups from various localities in the United
States including specimens under various classifications previously
described. Attention is called to the central specimen in the upper row
of Fig. 110. It is a long, thin, leaf-like blade, slightly notched at
one end. Fig. 95 presents several serrated Oregon points; and Fig. 138
shows nine objects from the Mandan village-sites, North Dakota. The
Mandan points are nearly all triangular in form with square bases. That
is, before being notched or barbed they were stemmed square, or at one
end angular, and seldom with convex sides. Then the notches were cut,
giving the appearance of a war-point with notches.
A few Mandan objects have concave bases, prominent shoulders, or barbs,
but the most of them were of the form shown in the lower specimen in
Fig. 138.
CHAPTER VIII
UNUSUAL FORMS IN CHIPPED OBJECTS
We have presented illustrations and brief descriptions of all forms
classified by the Nomenclature Committee. There remain numbers of forms
which do not fit in any of the divisions. Fig. 140 shows a long, pointed
object, half-size. There are two distinct projections at the top; the
base is concave. Such an implement would be classed as stemmed or not
stemmed according to one’s point of view. But the exaggerated shoulders
are the essential features, not the stem.
[Illustration:
FIG. 140. (S. 1–2.) Material: dark blue flint. W. P. Agee’s
collection. Found near Hope, Arkansas.
]
[Illustration:
FIG. 141. (S. 1–1.) Drill-like object. There are really four barbs, or
shoulders. Collection of E. E. Baird, Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
]
[Illustration:
FIG. 142. (S. 1–1.) Collection of Mr. Kendall. This is of expanding
stemmed type, yet there is observed on the right side a projection
intentionally made. A few such objects have been found, and their
purpose must remain problematical.
]
[Illustration:
FIG. 143. (S. 1–1.) This figure is probably a knife. It was found by
Mr. J. R. Smith in Rhode Island. It has a notch in the top, a large
one in the side, and the cutting edge is beveled, or rather made
sharply convex. Mr. Smith sent the specimen for examination. It
shows evidence of considerable use. Such an object defies
classification.
]
[Illustration:
FIG. 144. (S. 1–2.) Unusual forms from Pennsylvania. H. K. Deisher’s
collection, Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
]
[Illustration:
FIG. 145. (S. 1–2.) Very rare form of chipped implement from
California. H. K. Deisher’s collection, Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
]
[Illustration:
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