Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . Fig. ( i(.-ikt;i1 xu-w .uTmss i.\ca\ atii Ills m-ar nld tirmlics at Fig. 67.—Cut bones and stone objects before removal. 74 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION surface. Many of the bones are charred, and several projectile pointsrecovered from the debris exhibit the effects of fire, suggesting thatthey were in the meat when it was roasted. The excavations here alsorevealed the fact that the barbecue was held on the bank of a smallstream which had flowed along the bottom of the old valley. Therewere no indications
Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . Fig. ( i(.-ikt;i1 xu-w .uTmss i.\ca\ atii Ills m-ar nld tirmlics at Fig. 67.—Cut bones and stone objects before removal. 74 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION surface. Many of the bones are charred, and several projectile pointsrecovered from the debris exhibit the effects of fire, suggesting thatthey were in the meat when it was roasted. The excavations here alsorevealed the fact that the barbecue was held on the bank of a smallstream which had flowed along the bottom of the old valley. Therewere no indications of this former physiographic feature until it wasbrought to light by the digging. An additional item of interest con-cerns the finding of the tip ends from two Yuma blades, a type of pointpresent in the Plains area to the east which has l)een thought to havesome affinity to the Folsom complex. Both of these specimens camefrom a much higher level than the Folsom implements, an indicationthat at this site they represent a considerably later date. Work was undertaken alongside of the previous years trenchesbecause finds made in them suggested that they ha
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