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Spall # 11

                       Spall # 11 22/June/'08

This was a narrow, thick, spall and Larry was surprised to get anything over 3 inches from it, because of its thickness.

 

Godar #6: and its associated debitage. The whitetail antler billet, sandstone abrader, copper flaker and copper notcher were used to make the point and it took 51 minutes to produce.

Godar # 6 (length-9.7 cm./width-2.4 cm./weight-41 grams), isolated.

 

The photo seems to be missing but the tools produced from the debitage include: 2 gravers, 3 spoke shaves, 1 thumb scraper, and 1 reamer. They were produced in 11 minutes. The tools weighed 21 grams and the debitage weighed 133 grams.



Spall # 12

                       Spall # 12 23/June/'08

A narrow, chunky piece.

Matanzas # 3: was made using a whitetail antler billet, sandstone abrader, copper pressure flaker, and copper notcher. It took 38 minutes to produce.

Matanzas # 3 (length-7.2 cm./width-2.6 cm./weight-20 grams), isolated.

Matanzas # 3, its tools, and debitage. The tools consist of: 5 spoke shaves, 4 thumb scrapers, 2 unaltered flake knives, and 2 reamers. They took 7 minutes to produce. The tools weighed 38 grams and the debitage weighed 77 grams.



Spall # 13

                        Spall # 13 23/June/'08

Larry encountered a bad crack along one edge and had to move the point toward the opposite edge.

Matanzas #4: The tools used were, a whitetail antler billet, sandstone abrader, copper pressure flaker, and copper notcher. It took 37 minutes to produce.

Matanzas #4 (length-7.0 cm./width-2.3 cm./weight-16 grams), isolated.

Matanzas #4 with its associated tools and debitage. The tools consist of: 2 thumb scrapers, 2 spoke shaves, 2 gravers, and 1 unaltered flake knife. They took 9 minutes to produce. The tools weighed 14 grams and the debitage weighed 87 grams.



Spall #14

                       Spall # 14 23/June/'08

This odd shaped spall was thick on one end.

Godar #7: was made using a whitetail antler billet, sandstone abrader, copper pressure flaker and copper notcher. It took 43 minutes to produce.

Godar #7 (length-6.5 cm./width-3.8 cm./weight-27 grams),  isolated.

Godar # 7 and its associated tools and debitage. The tools consist of: 4 thumb scrapers, 4 spoke shaves, 2 gravers, 1 reamer, and 1 unaltered flake knife. They took 20 minutes to produce. The tools weighed 31 grams and the debitage weighed 79 grams.

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