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Archaeological Investigations at the Salmon Beds 

 

SCRAPERS (n=7)

Seven stone scrapers were recovered.  These were likely hafted within a handle of bone or wood.  There is considerable variation in the shape of these.  Most appear to have been produced by flaking a steep scraping edge on random flakes of an appropriate thickness.  The six scrapers were found at several levels: Level 2 (n=1), Level 3 (n=1), Level 5, (n=2), Level 7 (n=1), Level 8 (n=1), Level 10 (n=1).

EdQa 121-234 (3n26e) Level 2 (5-10 cm) (Figure 14) Thumbnail scraper made on an expanding flake, Top of the World Chert.  The scraping edge is worked on the distal end. max length: 19.3 mm; max width:  24.9 mm; max thickness 6.9 mm; angle of the working edge: 82 degrees.

EdQa 121-243 (6n2w) L5 (20-25 cm)(not illustrated)  Oval shaped scraper made on a flake,  worked along one lateral edge.  Top of the World chert.  max. length:  23.2 mm; ,max width: 16.5 mm; max. thickness:  3.8 mm; angle of the working edge: 40 degrees.

EdQa 121-271 (0n5w) L5 (25-30) (Figure 14)  Thumbnail scraper made on a flake, roughly rectangular in shape, worked edges on the two lateral edges and the distal end.  max. length: 13.6 mm; max width 14.5 mm; max thickness 5.6 mm; angle of the working edge: 57 degrees.

EdQa 121-268 (XU7) L8 (35-40 cm) (Figure 14)   Scraper made on an irregular flake.  The scraping edge is worked on the right lateral side, the remaining edges are irregular.  Top of the World chert. max. length 23.4 mm; max width 32.4 mm; max thickness 11.4 mm; angle of the working edge: 79 degrees. 

EdQa 121-100 (XU3) L3 (10-25 cm) (Figure 14)  Scraper made on flake.  It has a serrated edge along one of the lateral sides, the distal is a steep angle and has been irregularly flaked.  Use wear is present along this edge.  Top of the World chert. max. length 25.2 mm; max width 30.5 mm; max thickness 9.4 mm; angle of the working edge:  57 degrees.

EdQa 121-246 (6n2w) L10 (45-50 cm) (Figure 19)  This scraper is triangular in shape with a rounded point.  The proximal end is snapped off.  It is unifacially flaked over the entire dorsal surface. max. length 25.0 mm; max width 16.9 mm; max thickness 3.8 mm; angle of the working edge:  39 degrees.

EdQa 121-110 (not illustrated) (XU3) L7 (30-35 cm) This tool is made on a large blocky piece of quartzite.  The two lateral convex edges converge to a point.  Portions of lateral edges have been retouched or utilized as a tool. max. length 35.0 mm; max.width 39.2 mm; max. thickness 16.0 mm;  length of retouched edge left 24.5 mm, right 23.5 mm; angle of working edge left 55 degrees, right 49 degrees.

 

Figure 14: 
EdQa 121-234, 100, 271, 268, scrapers

 
 

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