Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . J7. SCRAPING IMPLEMENTS OF QUARTZ AND QUARTZITE (ACTUAL SIZE) a. h. and c have nne flat side and a beveled edpe; e f. {l. appear to be broken projectile points sharpened at the edge HOLMES] CHARACTER OF THE REJECTS 57 been able to liaru that the iJiimitive iuhabitauts of the Potomac regionoften used flakes such as were taken from these objects, either in theiroriginal form as cutting or scraping tools or in the manufacture ofprojectile points, scrapers, and drills; nearly all specialized (piartziteimplem
Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . J7. SCRAPING IMPLEMENTS OF QUARTZ AND QUARTZITE (ACTUAL SIZE) a. h. and c have nne flat side and a beveled edpe; e f. {l. appear to be broken projectile points sharpened at the edge HOLMES] CHARACTER OF THE REJECTS 57 been able to liaru that the iJiimitive iuhabitauts of the Potomac regionoften used flakes such as were taken from these objects, either in theiroriginal form as cutting or scraping tools or in the manufacture ofprojectile points, scrapers, and drills; nearly all specialized (piartziteimplements are fairly thick bodied and substantial. The great rarityof typical core shapes on these shop sites should also be noted as indi-cating the i)robability that ordinary high peaked specimens are mereaccidents of blade making operations. In some cases large bowlders have been l)roken and flaked in suchmanner as to suggest the notion that the detached pieces were intendedto be used in implement making; but howsoever this may be, muchexperience has taught me that irregular masses of quartz
Size: 1649px × 1516px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookde, booksubjectethnology, booksubjectindians
