A
Marginally Retouched Stone Tool is any chipped stone where
additional flaking has occurred usually to make a sharpened
edge that could have used as a cutting tool.
They do not appear to have been made following any
set design.
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121-287 surface (Figure 19).
This tool is made on a flake of Top of the World Chert.
The distal end consists of a near straight edge.
The ventral side of this edge has been marginally retouched.
max. length 25.1 mm; max. width 17.0 mm; max. thickness 6.0
mm; length of retouched edge 21.5 mm.
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121-276 3n26e L2 (5-10 cm) (Figure 19) This tool is made on
a rectangular flake of Top of the World Chert.
The left lateral edge has been marginally retouched
and the distal end has been utilized. max. length 25.1 mm;
max. width 14.5 mm; max. thickness 6.5 mm; length of the retouched
edge 20.0 mm.
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121-196 (8n1e) L2 (5-10 cm) (Figure 19) This tool is made on a teardrop
shaped flake of obsidian.
One lateral edge has been retouched. max. length 21.4
mm; max. width 16.7 mm; max. thickness 2.7 mm;
length of retouched edge 17.4 mm.
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121-197 (8n1e) L2 (5-10 cm) (Figure 19) This tool is made
on a triangular shaped flake fragment of Top of the World
Chert. One lateral
edge has been retouched. max. length 22.7 mm; max. width 15.5
mm; max. thickness 4.2 mm; length of retouched edge 24.2 mm.
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121-141 (6n0) L6 (25-30 cm) (Figure 19) This tool is made
on a rectangular shaped flake of brown quartzite.
The distal edge and part of the left lateral edge have
been utilized. max. length 30.4 mm; max. width 37.3 mm; max.
thickness 7.5 mm; length of the utilized edge: distal 28.5
mm; left lateral 18.5 mm.
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121-280 (XU3) L8 (35-40 cm) (Figure 19) This tool is made
on rectangular shaped flake of obsidian.
The left lateral edge has been retouched. max. length
25.2 mm; max. width 11.2 mm; max. thickness 2.2 mm;
length of retouched edge 17.5 mm.
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121-146 (6n0) L12 (60-70 cm) (Figure 19) This tool is made
on an irregular shaped flake of black siltstone.
It has two unifacially worked convex edges that converge
to a point, but this does not appear to have been used as
a graver. max. length 26.6 mm; max. width 39.3 mm; max. thickness
7.6 mm; length of retouched edge right 30.3 mm, left 20.4
mm.
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121-245 (XU7) L14 (70 cm) (Figure 19) This is a thin grey
shale pebble with alternate edges unifacially flaked to make
sharpened edges. max. length 42.3 mm; max. width 32.8 mm;
max. thickness 6.9 mm;
length of retouched edge right dorsal 34.9 mm, left
ventral 31.5 mm.
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121-139 (not illustrated) (6n0) L5 (20-25 cm) This tool is
made on a blocky flake of brown quartzite with a triangular
cross section. The
flake has two parallel straight sides and an asymmetric rounded
point. Both lateral
edges appear to have been retouched or utilized. max. length
64.8 mm; max. width 26.7 mm; max. thickness 13.2 mm;
length of retouched edge right 46.1 mm, left 26.7 mm.
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121-251 (not illustrated) (6n2w) L11 (50-55 cm) This is large,
oval, tan quartzite, primary flake has several flake scars
along the dorsal lateral edge.
A section of one of these scars appears to have been
retouched and utilized. max. length 83.2 mm; max. width 68.4
mm; max. thickness 15.3 mm;
length of retouched edge 29.5 mm.