. Bulletin. Ethnology. holmes] ABORIGINAL AMEEICAN" ANTIQUITIES PART I 221 Besides the rejectage of nuclei making and the hammerstones ah^eady referred to, a few other varieties of artifacts were obtained on the quarry site. In some of the heaps of refuse were found a number of scraper-like objects (fig. 99), made by taking a long, thick. Fig. 96. Hammerstones from the obsidian mines of Mexico. (One-half actual size.) flake with one smooth, concave side, and removing a few chips around the margin of the wider end on the convex face, giving a keen scraping edge. It is surmised that these w
. Bulletin. Ethnology. holmes] ABORIGINAL AMEEICAN" ANTIQUITIES PART I 221 Besides the rejectage of nuclei making and the hammerstones ah^eady referred to, a few other varieties of artifacts were obtained on the quarry site. In some of the heaps of refuse were found a number of scraper-like objects (fig. 99), made by taking a long, thick. Fig. 96. Hammerstones from the obsidian mines of Mexico. (One-half actual size.) flake with one smooth, concave side, and removing a few chips around the margin of the wider end on the convex face, giving a keen scraping edge. It is surmised that these were employed in shaping and sharpening the wood and antler tools required in the quarry-shop. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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