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	Catalog #	Name	Description
51	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.
52	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.
53	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.
54	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.
55	00.30.102N	Projectile Point	Grey Stone Projectile Point, Possible Fresno Point
56	00.30.102O	Projectile Point	Grey Stone Projectile Point with a serated edge, Possible Fresno Point
57	00.30.102P	Projectile Point	Grey Stone Projectile Point with a serated edge, Possible Fresno Point
58	00.30.102Q	Projectile Point	Red Stone Projectile Point , Possible Lost Island Point
59	00.30.103	Scraper, hafted	Nonmetrical Point Attributes: Corner-notched, Blade Form: N/A, Point Cross Section: Thin Lenticular, Flaking Patterns: N/A, Base Treatment: Basal thinning on both sides/one has more than other, Lateral Edge Treatment: none
60	00.30.104	Celt	None
61	00.30.105	Celt	None
62	00.30.106	Awl	Awl or drill.
63	00.30.107A	Scraper	Pointed oval scraper made of flint. The top side of the scraper has a raised ridge near the bottom of the face. There is a slight notch in the raised area, as if it was chipped. This side is mainly a dark gray, with a sliver of the original rock on the bottom edge of the face. The bottom side of the scraper is very smooth, with the same composition of rock. There is a dark brown line that can be seen on this side. The sliver of original rock extends to this side. The sides of the scraper are mostly smooth, a few chips but nothing major. The point on the scraper is rounded, with a small sharp point in the middle.
64	00.30.107AA	Scraper	Rounded scraper. The top of the scraper is covered mostly in the original rock, a light pink bumpy rock that is covered with dark brown or gray spots. The worked rock is a blend of red and orange stone. The bottom of the scraper has the red/orange rock around the edges, but a worn patch near the middle of the rock. The worn back is mainly tan, with speckles of brown stone. The edges are serrated, making the surface rough.
65	00.30.107AB	Scraper	Small rounded stone scraper made of white rock. The top of the scraper has notch marks and areas that show the layers of the stone. There are two small patches of original stone found on this side. Near one edge, there is a strip of gray stone. The bottom of the scraper has gray stone except the center, which has a patchy section of white stone. This side also has a part that shows the layers of the rock. There are both thick and thin edges found on the scraper.
66	00.30.107AC	Scraper	Rectangular-shaped scraper made of white stone. The top side of the scraper has mostly original stone, but there is a small section of worked rock that is a blend of white and orange stone. The original rock side has an indent. The other side of the scraper is worked stone, showing off the white and orange stone. This side shows the layers of the stone. The edges of the scraper are jagged, but one edge is thick and smooth.
67	00.30.107AD	Scraper	Rounded stone scraper made of brown-gray stone. The top side has lots of notch and knap marks. There is a small "stem" to the scraper, stone that is curved and projects outward. The opposite side also has the knap marks, but there is a small bump on the bottom left, right above the stem of the scraper. The edges of the scraper are jagged.
68	00.30.107AE	Scraper	Stone scraper made of primarily brown stone. The edges of the scraper are very jagged. The top side of the scraper is made of brown stone with the middle having a bump of orange stone, the orange color stretching out around the bump in the middle. There's a lot of areas where you can see the layers of the scraper. The bottom side of the scraper has a similar pattern of the brown stone, but the middle bump on this side is more of a reddish-orange color of stone. The layers of the stone can also be seen on this side.
69	00.30.107AF	Scraper	Large oblong-shaped stone scraper made of flint. The edges of the scraper are serrated. The top side has a large patch of original rock, with gray patches covering the entire surface. There's a deep indent on this side, and there is a pot where you can see layers of the scraper. The other side has the gray patches as dots that sprinkle the whole surface. There's a patch that reveals a caramel-brown stone.
70	00.30.107AG	Scraper	Stone scraper that is made of many small pieces of stone, making it appear like bubbles. On the top of the scraper, the stones generally are colored white on one end and gray on the other. It's hard to see because of the make up of the scraper, but there are layers in the stone. The bottom side of the scraper has one side that is white and the other a dark gray. There is a section taken out of the scraper, looks like it fractured. The stone is weathered/aged, making it look a light brown hue. Edges of the scrape are rounded but not straight.
71	00.30.107B	Scraper	Warped oval shaped scraper, smooth on curved side and some ridges on opposite. Colors are white and light brown. Some of original rock can be seen on ridged side.
72	00.30.107C	Scraper	Smooth gray scraper. One side is mostly smooth while the other has one prominent ridge down the middle. Edges are mostly thinned.
73	00.30.107D	Scraper	Triangle shaped scraper. All edges are thinned and serrated, rock has been worked to create dimension and show layers.
74	00.30.107E	Scraper	White scraper that has beige coloring. One end is circular, other end is fractured and thick edge, Small thinned and serrated edge next to it. There is a line in the rock that starts at the curved part.
75	00.30.107F	Scraper	Small gray oval scraper. All edges are thinned and serrated.
76	00.30.107G	Scraper	Beige and gray stone scraper in an oval shape. One part of the thick edge is the unworked stone of beige and brown color. This edge leads to layers of white, gray, and beige across the stone. The bottom face is smoother than the top face but both have knap marks and gray linear marks in the stone. The bottom face has a few brown marks on it toward the middle. The edges are serrated and thin, excluding the unworked edge.
77	00.30.107H	Scraper	Colorful scraper in an oval shape. Serrated edges. Knapped all over and shows layers in the stone including brown, red, gray, and green.
78	00.30.107I	Scraper	White stone scraper. Knapped edges, very ridged.
79	00.30.107J	Scraper	Scraper made of pink stone. One side has a large divot, which makes the piece have a flat lowered section and a raised rounded section. The raised rounded section has serrated edges and visible knap marks. The flatted section is very smooth, with a few bumps on the edges. The opposite side of the scraper has a faint ridge that goes through the middle of the scraper. There are some patches of grey stone that can be seen on this side, and there are knap marks present.
80	00.30.107K	Scraper	White triangle shaped scraper. Different colors can be seen in the layers of rock, mostly brown and bray. Edges have been knapped and thinned.
81	00.30.107L	Scraper	Cream colored stone scraper with light orange present on object. At the bottom there is a large flaked notch that is perfect for a finger. Object is knapped and dirt is present in a few crevasses on object.
82	00.30.107M	Scraper	Multicolored stone scraper. The colors that can be picked out are red, orange, yellow, green, and brown, and the are marbled together. One side has a bit more green stone and the other side has a curved sharp ridge. There are knapping marks present, and the edges are finely serrated.
83	00.30.107N	Scraper	Multilayered red stone scraper, possibly made of jasper. The bottom of the scraper is smooth and made of light pink stone. The top of the scraper is raised and layered with various shades of red. The center of the scraper is a spot of tan or pale pink. There are some knap marks found on the scraper, and the edges are serrated.
84	00.30.107O	Scraper	Multicolored stone scraper made of pink, grey, and white stone. One face of the scraper is smooth and made mostly of white and pink stone. There are streaks of grey stone that show the layers. One side of this face is very thin and then it gets slowly thicker. The other face on the scraper consists of grey and white stone, appearing almost dirty. There is a small spot where it has crystallized. There are also features on this face that show the layers of the rock. The edges of the scraper are finely serrated, and there are some knap marks that can be seen.
85	00.30.107P	Scraper	Flint scraper shaped like a gumdrop. One side of the scraper has a portion of the original stone, the rest of the side having a brown color. The other side of the scraper has a section of dark grey stone, and a section of lighter grey. The edges are clearly knapped, with a few patches of larger knap marks.
86	00.30.107Q	Scraper	Stone scraper made of beige, grey, orange, and red. One side of the scraper has a large part of original rock, with the rest of the face made of grey stone. The edge of this side has red stone. The other side of the scraper mostly has red stone, but a bit of grey and beige stone can be seen here. Knap marks are visible, and the edges of the scraper are serrated.
87	00.30.107R	Scraper	Stone scraper made of beige and pink stone. One side of the scraper has a flattened half, the other half being rounded and raised, made of pinkish stone. This side also has knap marks visible and specks of brown found across this side. The other side of the scraper is flat, with two patches of brown stone, the rest having tiny specks of brown. The edges of the lithic are serrated.
88	00.30.107S	Scraper	Stone scraper made of beige stone with a pink hue. It has a round shape, with mostly knapped edges and one thick edge. There are dirt patches all over the object. Knap marks are clearly visible, and a large chunk of the scraper is present on the bottom. Visible are sections that show the layers of the scraper.
89	00.30.107T	Scraper	Multilayered stone scraper. Colors are shades of pink, crème, brown. A few portions of original rock are still present. One side of object is smooth, Other side has been worked and contains a few ridges.
90	00.30.107U	Scraper	Gray stone scraper that is rough all over. Layers of rock can be seen through the working. Large knapping marks show some original rock and large flakes missing. Slight oval shape.
91	00.30.107V	Scraper	Colorful stone scraper that has a fractured end, other end is rounded. Colors are pink, purple, gray. Some original rock still remains. Smooth on one side and one ridge on opposite side.
92	00.30.107W	Scraper	Multilayered red stone scraper. Original stone can be seen near rounded top of object, under that layer is red. Large knapping marks create a smoother middle. Shades of pink and red and brown are most present.
93	00.30.107X	Scraper	Long thin stone scraper, could also be a projectile point. One side is mostly smooth except for a few bumps. in rock. Opposite side is gray colored and is raised all over to create a large bump. Edges are thinned, serrated and knapped.
94	00.30.107Y	Scraper	Long rectangular multicolored stone. All edges are knapped, as are both faces. The center of the top face is beige and red unworked stone. Colors spreading out from the center are beige, gray, and brown. The bottom face has beige and gray stone, some worked and some unworked.
95	00.30.107Z	Scraper	Multicolored stone scraper. Colors are pink, gray, red. Layers in rock show mixing of colors. One side is mostly smooth except for original rock portion and one ridge. Opposite side has many more ridges and working marks.
96	00.30.108	Awl, sewing	2 sewing awls. One is multicolored with red, pink and yellow, and the other is mostly white/gray.
97	00.30.110A	Scraper	Light pink stone scraper. The stone is smooth, with the bottom of the scraper having two raised "veins" that can be seen in the light. The top of the stone is also smooth, with clear dark marks that show the layers of the scraper. A black streak of stone is found near the bottom of this side. The edges are serrated and there is one flat edge that is thick and shows the brown stone inside.
98	00.30.110AA	Scraper	White stone scraper. Mostly made of white stone, but other colors are mixed throughout the scraper. Top side of scraper has brown spots and/or scratches throughout the side. Near the edge of the scraper, there is a patch of reddish-orange stone. The middle of this side has a thick gray streak that runs across the stone almost like a belt. The opposite side of the scraper is much more white stone, with only a few examples of the brown scratches. The scraper has one side that is thick and skinny, with the other side being rounded and flattened. Edges are serrated on flattened edge, but the edges elsewhere are decently smooth.
99	00.30.110B	Scraper	Jasper scraper. Scraper is a blend of pink and red, with some brown stone intermixed with the red hues. The top side of the scraper has a patch near the center of pink stone next to a patch of dark red stone. Above these patches is another patch of red stone, and directly next to it is a section of the scraper that has a uniform patch of darker pink stone. On the other side of the scraper, the stone is much more uniform, with it resembling the darker pink stone from the top side. Near the edges on the bottom are dark red, with a large section of the brown stone. The surface of both sides is bumpy, with clear knapping marks present. The edges of the scraper are serrated
100	00.30.110BB	Scraper	Light pink stone scraper. The top side of the scraper has an ombré appearance, with the darker pink on the top fading into a lighter shade of pink the further down the stone. There are two patches of white stone that are encased in the area of the stone that is light pink with gray specks. The bottom side of the scraper is primarily made up of gray-specked stone, with this side also having a few notch marks scattered across the face of the scraper. The edges of the piece are very jagged, with only one side having a smooth edge. Piece is made of thick stone that is uniform throughout.