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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	00.30.102H	Bird Point	Bird Point made of a blend of gray and white stone. The shape and purpose of the point is unknown, but it shares similarities to a Koster point. The edges of the projectile are finely serrated. The shoulders are pointed, and the stem of the point is slightly convex and thick. The point on the blade is very rounded, unsure of weather the point was broken. One side of the point has gray and white stone on the blade, while a darker shade of gray is found on the stem. The stem also has a few specks of original rock. This side of the point shows some layers and knap marks. The other side of the projectile has the same gray-white stone blend, but it features more brown stone. There is a small dark brown notch on this side of the projectile. Large white dot on right shoulder.
2	00.30.102I	Bird Point	Small bird point made of white stone. The shape and history of the point are unknown, but the shape looks similar to a Lost Island Point. The edges of the projectile are serrated, but rounded. The shoulders stick out past the stem only a little, and the stem of the point is wide and round. The point on the blade is intact and rounded. The object is very flat, and knap marks are present on both sides of the projectile. One side of the point is made of white stone with a pink hue, and a small gray dot can be found on the bottom of the blade. The other side of the projectile has similar coloring patterns but it also has a large dark red splotch near the edge of the blade.
3	00.30.102J	Bird Point	Small bird point made of tan stone. The shape and history of the point are unknown, but it has a similar shape to a Little Sioux Point. The edges are serrated finely into an almost smooth edge. There is only one shoulder on this point, as if it was left incomplete. The stem of the point has a slightly concave edge. The point of the blade is intact and very rounded. One side of the projectile is made of tan stone that has a pink hue to it. There are two small notches near the blade, and the stone has small dark dots that sprinkle the side. The other side of the projectile has a darker shade of tan stone, with scratches and notches filled with brown stone. Small fracture near the top of this side.
4	00.30.102K	Bird Point	Small bird point made of a blend of white and gray stone. The blade of the projectile is wide, and its edges are serrated finely. Its shoulders are small, but it has large notches because of the thick stem. The stem points outwards and has a straight edge. The point on the blade is sharp. One side of the projectile has a thick gray line that goes through to the other side. The top of this line has more white stone and underneath it has a shade of gray stone. There are knap marks present. The other side of the point has the remnants of the gray line found on the other side. The stem of this side is composed of dark gray stone, while the rest of the face has a general gray hue. There are some spots that you can see the layers of the stone.
5	00.30.102L	Bird Point	Small bird point made of tan stone. The shape and history of the point are unknown, but it looks similar to a Fresno point. The point has no shoulders or stem. The edges of the projectile are serrated, and the point on the blade is intact and rounded. One side of the point has a darker stone on the majority of the face, with a small strip of a lighter shade of tan on the side. There is a small patch of original stone also on this side. The other face of the blade has the dark tan stone along with a small patch of original stone. There are a few splotches of orange, and spots that reveal the layers of the stone. Knap marks are on both sides of the projectile point.
6	00.30.102M	Bird Point	Small bird point made of white stone. The shape and history of the projectile point is unknown. The point has been neatly knapped, and there are no shoulders on the point. The stem has a concave edge, with curved notches. There is a small bump on one side of the point. The point on the blade has been broken off, leaving a smooth line in its place. General notch marks can be found on both sides of the point. The edges of the point are serrated, but feels almost smooth.
7	00.30.111AA	Arrowhead	Multicolored stone arrowhead. Exact type is unknown, but shares similarities with a Table Rock projectile point. The colors found throughout the arrowhead are light pink, gray, and brown. One side has a clear shoulder while the other shoulder molds into the shape of the blade. The stem is short and straight. The top side is mostly light pink stone, with a large patch of gray and brown stone found in the middle/right center side of this face. Knapping marks on this side are clear. Bottom side of the arrowhead has a large crater at the base of the blade. The point is rounded and not sharp, and the edges are serrated but not rough to the touch.
8	00.30.111B	Projectile Point	Projectile point made of beige stone, with other streaks of color making an appearance. The point has no shoulders or a base, leaving just the blade of the point. One side of the blade has spots that show the layers of rock in the blade. The top side of the blade is made of beige rock, with the bottom having streaks of orange and brown. The other side has a curve of beige rock on the top near the point, with a large section of brown, orange, and pink stone that covers most of this side. Beige stone is on the bottom. The point on the blade is small (compared to the stone around it) and sharp. A large bump is found below the point.
9	00.30.111BB	Projectile Point	Projectile point made from off-white stone. The piece has small shoulders, but long side notches that connect to a thick long stem with a straight edge. The blade of the piece has good knapping craftmanship and looks like a mushroom. Layers of the stone are visible. One side has a crevasse on the blade. There are small brown bits in the rock, mainly on the edges. The edges are serrated and jagged.
10	00.30.111C	Projectile Point	Projectile point made of pink-hued beige stone. The point is just the blade, with no shoulder points or a stem. The area where a stem would have been is flat, as if it was cleanly broken off. The blade is knapped and thinned. The edges are serrated but to a fine point so they aren't very jagged. There is a chip missing on one of the sides of the point. The point of the blade is very sharp and intact.
11	00.30.111CC	Lithic	Matanzas point made of white stone. Object has been knapped but not thinned so object is wide. Small side notches lead to a flat base that has been edged. Color of rock shows shades of white and gray through layers. Some small scratches but are unproblematic to the point.
12	00.30.111D	Arrowhead	Matanzas arrowhead point. Very serrated edges due to knapping, cut marks highly visible. Small side notches that lead into straight edge base and stem. The stone is a darker beige color, with highlights of dark brown stone visible. One edge of the point is a lighter beige color. Object is not too thin, many bumps.
13	00.30.111DD	Projectile Point	Gray stone projectile point with some hues of brown and shades of white appearing in rock too. Object is serrated and knapped all over, with the point of the projectile being rounded but still sharp. There is one side with a curved shoulder and a distinct straight base with a smooth convex edge. The other side has the same base but a large chip was taken out of the shoulder. There is one line of white in the rock that goes vertically down the center.
14	00.30.111E	Lithic	Osceola point. White stone projectile point. Very smooth knapping. Two small corner notches which lead to concave edge base. Very small brown spots can be seen speckled in the rock.
15	00.30.111EE	Projectile Point	Table Rock projectile point. Made of white stone that has been worn down to be mostly smooth. There are two side notches that lead to a flat stem. The bottom of the base has darker colored rock than the rest of the object. There are shades of gray and brown in the stone. The point and edges of the notches are curved.
16	00.30.111F	Projectile Point	Turin projectile point. The point has one corner notch which leads into one protruding base stem which is also concave. The other side of the rock is almost completely straight and flat, as if it was left incomplete. One side of the point is a reddish-brown color, with a portion of it a deep red color mixed with some pink. The other side of the point is a more beige color of stone, with the edges a darker color.
17	00.30.111FF	Projectile Point	Adena projectile point made of flint. The stone has shades of gray and brown. One side is sort of flat with the opposite containing a a ridge across the length of the point Object has been formed into having a contracting stem with a convex base that has been worked into an edge.
18	00.30.111G	Projectile Point	Fresno projectile point made entirely of a reddish-brown stone. No visible notches and no stem/base. Bottom is serrated with one small sharp point. Edges of object are knapped, same with the middle of the object. There's a concave smooth area on the face of the point while the other face has no smooth areas.
19	00.30.111GG	Arrowhead	Table Rock arrowhead made of jasper. Blade and point above notches is a light orange color. It has two side notches that don't stick out much, curving with the blade of the arrowhead. One side of the arrowhead has a significant bump near the stem. The base is straight with a knapped edge. Colors in stem are brown, gray, and red in layers. Edges are serrated and thinned.
20	00.30.111H	Arrowhead	Small stone arrowhead. Made of primarily red, pink, and brown rock. One side of the arrowhead has a gray line in the rock that splits the face into a left and right side. The left side is a pink rock, and the right side is a red rock. No stone separation on the opposite side. Edges are knapped, and the point on the end of the arrowhead is very round and not sharp at all. It looks like one side was completed, with a distinct shoulder and notch marks, while the other side was abandoned for some reason.
21	00.30.111HH	Arrowhead	Steuben projectile point. Point made of off-white stone, with a few scratches/blemishes a gray or black color. The stem of the point is very wide and has a slight convex shape. The edges are jagged and rough, a product of knapping. The edge of the point is fairly rounded, with a small black dot on the right side of the tip.
22	00.30.111I	Projectile Point	Table Rock stone projectile point. Edges are serrated, and two side notches give way to a straight edge base. Towards the base the color of the rock is a pinkish color and the rest of the rock is beige. Layers in the rock are protruding from one side.
23	00.30.111II	Arrowhead	Norton point made of jasper. The projectile point is a blend of beige, white and dark red stone. On one side of the point, red rock is primarily on the stem of the point, with scratches of red on the blade. The opposite side has red isolated to the left side of the stem, with splotches of red found near the point of the blade. This side also has a deep crescent-shaped notch near the left side notch. Corner notches are pretty prominent. The blade of the point has uneven edges and the point is fairly sharp and in tact.
24	00.30.111JJ	Arrowhead	Waubesa point arrowhead. Rock is primarily red but it has a beige and dark brown in a few places. The base is shaped into a point. Serrated edges and the base stem has a contracting shape. The shoulder stem is small and barbed. Original rock color can be seen in one area of object.
25	00.30.111K	Projectile Point	Projectile point made of pink-white stone. There is not shoulders or base to the point, just the blade. The edges of the blade are serrated finely, and the point on the blade is very sharp. One side of the point shows a large spot of original rock, the worked rock being a pale gray color. The other side shows the pale gray worked rock, with some patches that show the layers of rock underneath.
26	00.30.111KK	Arrowhead	Tama point arrowhead. The arrowhead is made of white stone, the stone having a pink hue to it. Side notched with small rounded shoulders. Concave base with curved auricle. Rock is knapped well and edges are not to sharp, point is good too. Tiny dark brown lines are found throughout the arrowhead.
27	00.30.111L	Projectile Point	Union projectile point. The stone is multicolored, the prominent colors being beige, brown, and red. One side of point has a large spot of swirled stone, a mix of beige and brown with a chip of red. The other side of the point has layered stone near the stem of the point. The tip of the point is rounded, with one side of it red and the opposite side a beige color. The stem is thick and convex, with knapping marks apparent. The side notches are rounded and are subtle.
28	00.30.111M	Projectile Point	Dickson projectile point. Made of gray smooth stone. The stem is thick and large, with what appears to be a chip on the very end of the stem. One side of the blade has a smooth spot in the center, the opposite side has more bumps/layers on the surface. The point of the blade is fairly sharp. Edges on the blade are serrated.
29	00.30.111N	Arrowhead	Table Rock arrowhead. Point is made of gray stone with a pink hue. The corner notches are pretty prominent, with one sticking out and one more curved with the shape of the blade. The stem of the point is rectangular, with the bottom of the stem slightly curved, unclear on whether intentional. Serrated edges on the arrowhead. There is a small natural crescent shape on one side of the blade.
30	00.30.111O	Arrowhead	Table Rock pointed arrowhead. The point is made of beige-pink stone with little to no spots of discoloration. The blade is very narrow, with a small crack from the edge of the point to the side, possibly glued back together. One side of the lithic has a large chunk missing right above the shoulder. The stem is square, with rounded side notches. The edge is rounded and not sharp at all. The sides of the blade are serrated but not choppy.
31	00.30.111P	Arrowhead	Conrad pointed arrowhead. Made of gray stone with a few dabbles of white stone. It isn't very smooth, and it has a very sharp intact point. Small curve on bottom of stem, with shallow side notches. Edges of blade are bump and uneven.
32	00.30.111Q	Projectile Point	Projectile point made of beige stone. There are no shoulders or a stem, just the blade of the projectile point. The edges of the point are serrated finely, with knap marks visible on the face on the blade. There is a small chip on one of the edges, and the point of the blade is moderately sharp. One side has a ridge that stretches from the bottom to the top of the side. Across the top portion on this ridge, the stone appears more gray than beige. The opposite side is flat, with the gray stone appearing only on the area near the point on the blade.
33	00.30.111R	Projectile Point	Burroughs point made of light pink stone. There is no stem or notches on the projectile. Near the top of the blade is a small hole that goes complete through the rock. There is a faint red ring around the hole. The bottom of the point there is a deep cut into the rock. The edges of the point are knapped, and the edge of the blade is rounded and not sharp.
34	00.30.111S	Projectile Point	Milnesand projectile point. The point is made of pink stone with a gray hue, with some smudges of brown stone found on both sides of the blade. Point is mostly flat, with some dips on one side. There is no stem, with the bottom of the point having a rough edge as if it was chipped. The sides of the point are serrated but not very sharp. The edge of the point is rounded and intact.
35	00.30.111T	Arrowhead	Table Rock arrowhead made of flint. the arrowhead is made of grey stone, with traces of brown on the edges of the blade. The stem of the point is thick and square. The shoulders of the arrowhead are rounded with the shape of the blade and don't stick out far. The edges of the blade are serrated and the edge on the blade looks chipped into a point. The blade of the arrowhead curves up and does not lay flat on a flat surface. Clearly knapped by the looks of the large knapping tool marks.
36	00.30.111U	Arrowhead	Tipton pointed arrowhead. The arrowhead is made of beige stone with specks of gray found throughout both sides. Patches of original rock (pink and red) found on the stem and lower part of the blade. The shape of the blade is very triangular, and the stem of the arrowhead is prominent, convex and thick. The shoulders of the blade stick out, with one side sticking out further than the other. The sides of the blade are serrated, with clear features of knapping. The point on the end of the arrowhead is rounded but sharp to the touch.
37	00.30.111V	Projectile Point	Projectile point made of white stone. The shoulders of the point stick out a smidge, but are generally following the shape of the blade. The base has no distinct shape, with one side shorter than the other. The edges of the blade are serrated and sharp. Knapping marks can be found on the blade. One side of the point has a few orange splotches near the middle of the blade.
38	00.30.111W	Projectile Point	Table Rock projectile point. The point is made of a gray stone speckled with dark gray or black spots that cover most of the rock. One face of the blade has pink hued stone near the point of the lithic. Also on this face is a bump located right underneath the pink. The opposite side of the point has deep crevice near the left-center of the point. Stem is rounded, with one of the shoulders of the stone chipped. The sides of the point are serrated, and the edge of the point is rounded and not sharp to the touch.
39	00.30.111X	Arrowhead	Haskell point arrowhead made of flint. The side notches are deep into the stone, with the stem of the point protruding outward. The base is slightly concave. The blade of the point knapped, with layers visible. One side of the point is primarily gray while the opposite side has a patch of bronze-brown stone. One the blade is a small hole that does not go through the stone. The edge on the blade has chipped, leaving behind a smooth straight top.
40	00.30.111Y	Arrowhead	Matanzas pointed arrowhead. Made of beige stone with some dark brown spots near the stem of the point. The point is very sharp, with one face of the blade having a deep chip, making the edge on that side very thin. The stem is slightly concave, with rounded sides. The side notches curve with the blade. The bottom is flat with a thin edge. The rock is generally smooth, with nicely knapped sides and has one white spot on side opposite of the deep chip.
41	00.30.111Z	Projectile Point	Dickson projectile point made of jasper. The stone is a mix of light pink, dark pink, and brown stone. One side of the point has a bump near the area where the blade and the stem meet. This side has two spots of dark pink stone on the left side of the blade with a ridge line leading from the previously mentioned bump to the tip of the blade. The opposite side of the point is mainly light pink stone, with the right edge of the blade having the dark brown and dark pink stone in some spots. The point has a contracting stem and has one protruding corner notch and one notch that curves more with the shape of the blade. The blade's edge is rounded and is not very sharp. Edges of the blade are knapped.
42	00.30.114B	Projectile Point	Grey Stone Projectile Point
43	00.30.129B	Fishing Weight	Grey Stone Fishing weight