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Archaeological Investigations at the Salmon Beds 

 

Marginally Retouched Stone Tools (n=10)

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.

EdQa 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.

EdQa 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.

EdQa 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.

EdQa 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.

EdQa 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.

EdQa 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.

EdQa 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.

EdQa 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.

EdQa 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.

EdQa 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.

 

Figure 19: 
EdQa 121, marginally retouched stone tools

 
 

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