. Augustana Library publications. Scandinavians. ARTICLES MADE FROM BONE AND SHELL. 17 ARTICLES MADE FROM BONE AND SHELL. Bones were manufactured into various kinds of imple ments. The shoulder blade of the bison is frequently found beveled on the verte- bral border in such a way as to sugg-est that it has been used as a spade or as a hoe (Fig. 2). From the fragments of the long bones gouge-shaped tools were pre- pared by beveling one end on the concave side (Fig. 3). About a dozen of these gouges were found, two of them entire, the others being more or less fragmentary. It seems probable that
. Augustana Library publications. Scandinavians. ARTICLES MADE FROM BONE AND SHELL. 17 ARTICLES MADE FROM BONE AND SHELL. Bones were manufactured into various kinds of imple ments. The shoulder blade of the bison is frequently found beveled on the verte- bral border in such a way as to sugg-est that it has been used as a spade or as a hoe (Fig. 2). From the fragments of the long bones gouge-shaped tools were pre- pared by beveling one end on the concave side (Fig. 3). About a dozen of these gouges were found, two of them entire, the others being more or less fragmentary. It seems probable that such tools may have been useful in the preparation of hides, or for digging in the ground. One piece of a bone, about eight inches in length, evi- dently a part of a rib of a bison, was marked by a num- ber of transverse grooves. This may have been some sort of a record or calendar CFis? 4-) Three Snecimen^ ^"'â ^- Gouge-shaped tool made from a long \_-Clg. '±). bpetllLieilb bone of the bison. Reduced about«,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill. ); Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill. ). Library. Rock Island, Ill. : Augustana College and Theological Seminary
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