Lithics Box 15 | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	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
2	00.30.105	Celt	None
3	00.30.106	Awl	Awl or drill.
4	00.30.110N	Scraper	Gray stone scraper. Its shape resembles the shape of a gumdrop. The top side of the scraper has a patch of white stone on its right side. Around the white is a light gray stone before morphing into a dark gray the further left you go. The bottom side of the scraper has a marbled effect, with the light gray and dark gray swirled together. Above the acession number, there is a small streak of gold - not sure whether that was added or was a part of the original scraper. The edges are rough, but not very sharp.
5	00.30.110O	Scraper	Pointed scraper. Top side of the scraper has a divide down the middle, with the right side of the rock being the original rock (a porous tan rock with dark brown in the crevasses and outer edge). The left side of the rock is the worked rock, a brown smooth rock. The worked rock side also has knap marks on the outer edge, with the bottom revealing multiple layers of the rock. The bottom side of the scraper, for the most part, is all a gray color, with dark brown stone being seen on the left edge and the very point. There is a raised bump near the very bottom of this side. The gray side is made of very smooth stone. The edges of the scraper are serrated, and the point on the top is sharp.
6	00.30.110P	Scraper	Pointed gray scraper. The top side of the scraper has a large patch of original rock, which is a raised light brown patch with dark brown specks. Beneath the original rock is a section of the worked rock, a dark gray stone. The bottom of the scraper consists of the dark gray stone, with the top end a lighter gray color. The bottom of the scraper is concave, and the edges of the piece are serrated.
7	00.30.110Q	Scraper	Scraper made of gray stone. The shape of the scraper is triangular, with a thick curved base. One side is completely flat and smooth, with smooth edges. The opposite side has been knapped around the edges, making a raised portion of rock. Both sides of scraper has thin white tool and/or track marks that curve around the face of the rock.
8	00.30.110R	Scraper	Egg-shaped scraper. The top side of the scraper has a circle in the middle that shows the original rock, with some dark brown specks. Around the edges of the original rock is the knapped rock underneath, revealing some darker colors of beige rock. The bottom of the scraper is made of the same beige rock with dark brown specks. There is a raised bump on the bottom left side of the scraper, and a small semi-circle with the edges darkened and raised. Edges are finely knapped, making it mostly smooth.
9	00.30.110S	Scraper	Rounded scraper made of flint. The top side is very raised with ridge marks going across the face of the scraper. The top right edge of the side has a sliver of original rock. The left sight of the face has a light gray color, with most of it around the top of the raised bump near the bottom. Underneath the bump is a dark gray/brown color. The bottom side of the scraper is mainly a darker gray color, with one strip of pale gray stone on the upper right side. The edges are serrated, but not jagged at all.
10	00.30.110U	Scraper	Large rounded scraper. Top of the scraper has brown stone with a few red stone spots on primarily the right side of the piece. The left side has a marbled brown and white stone area. There's a raised spot on the bottom right of this side that shows the layers of the stone. The bottom of the scraper has the brown stone in the bottom left side, with the marbled stone on the right side. A few flecks of red stone are present on this side too. There are a few scratches/indents on this side, but generally smooth. The edges of the piece are rough and uneven.
11	00.30.110W	Scraper	Gray stone scraper. Mostly gray, but the scraper also has large portions of beige rock found throughout the piece. The top side of the scraper is very raised, with the colors having a marbled effect. On this side are two patches of beige rock that has a pink hue. Dark brown rock is on the edges of the piece, showing the layers of the rock. The bottom side of the scraper is primarily beige, with patches of gray rock near the center of the side. The edges of the scraper are rough but not sharp.
12	00.30.110X	Scraper	Stone scraper. The top side of the scraper has clear evidence of knapping. There are two patches of original rock, one on the left center side and a chip of original rock on the top edge. The worked rock is a light gray color, with specks of dark gray and light brown across the side. Large raised bump is found on the bottom of this side. The bottom side of the scraper is entirely composed of the speckled gray rock found on the top. A few carving marks can be seen, otherwise a smooth surface. The edges of the scraper are serrated and thinned. Pointed edge is rounded and not sharp.
13	00.30.110Y	Scraper	Gray stone scraper. Scraper is made of a dark gray stone, with a red hue from other layers featured in the rock. Top side of the scraper has this reddish hue stone, with one spot of original stone that is a beige color. Some indents in the stone can be found on this side. There are a few sharp sections of stone that stick out of the rock. The bottom of this side is dark gray. The bottom side of the scraper is a dark gray all the way throughout the side. There is a significant notch in the middle of the scraper. Edges are rough, but the faces of the scraper are generally smooth.
14	00.30.110Z	Scraper	Multicolored scraper. One side of the scraper is colorful, with the center of the rock made of white stone. The outer ring of this white center has gray, dark brown, and beige rock respectively. Knapping marks visible on the object. Opposite side of the scraper has beige rock on one side, slowly morphing to a burnt orange and red rock as you move across the face. Large bump found on this side near the bottom of the object. Bottom of the scraper is concave and top is convex. Edges are thinned and serrated but not sharp.
15	00.30.111A	Lithic	Kramer point made of pink stone that has been knapped to form a somewhat point. One side has marks of curving the object and has many carving points on the object. No clear corner notches. The point of the projectile is broken, leaving a flat edge.
16	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.
17	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.
18	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.
19	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.
20	00.30.116A	Lithic	Waubesa point. Sharp spearhead. Very thin, horizontal shoulders that connect to a contracting shaped base. There is a rounded bottom to the base. Multicolored with layers through the rock, some red can be seen in small amounts.
21	00.30.116B	Spearhead	Large white stone projectile point. Corner notched with tapered shoulders. Base is a flat edge and stem. There appears to be a crack near the point but it is just a part of the rock. Bits of brown and gray spots can be seen through the layers.
22	00.30.116C	Lithic	Nodena projectile point made of flint. White stone with mixed grey stone. The edges have specks of darker stone paired with tan-colored splotches. No notches or stem. Serrated edges and one small flat knapped edge on base. Sharpened pointed tip.
23	00.30.116D	Lithic	St. Charles point made of jasper. The point has a blend of gray and red stone, with one side of the stone having a prominent red spot. Two corner notches with a convex expanding base that has been knapped to an edge. Rest of blade is serrated and top point is broken, so a notch is at the very top of the object.
24	00.30.116E	Lithic	Little Sioux projectile point made of jasper. The stone is a deep pink or red, with tan speckled original rock shown in layers on each side. Two side notches. Slight concave base shape.
25	00.30.116F	Lithic	Matanzas projectile point. There are two corner notches. The base is a straight edge, and the projectile point is thin. Knapping marks are visible all over object, with larger chunks out of one side. There's a bump near the middle of the projectile point. Color is reddish brown, with the left side of the point a darker shade of brown.
26	00.30.116G	Lithic	Hidden Valley projectile point. Light brown stone. There is a straight base with a long stem and a knapped bottom. There are two corner notches that expand out from the top of the straight stem base. The object is thick, and one side is raised significantly.
27	00.30.116H	Projectile Point	Multicolored spearhead. One corner notch that is tapered and droops down. The other notch is a part of the short concave stem. There are layers in the color of the rocks and there are vertical lines showing the different colors.
28	00.30.116I	Projectile Point	Pink core point. A few large notches have been taken out. Various circles in rock.
29	00.30.128B	Flint	Long thin and tubular flint nodule that has been made into a point. Ver slight thinning of edges and bottom was flat but now has one notch mark. Small brown dots can be seen on objects face. Color is off-white, tooth shade.
30	00.30.128C	Flint Nodule	White flint nodule that has been fractured in half. Inside layer is a light gray. Towards the top of object there is a another smaller fractured that is vertical. Bottom of object is flat but worked on. Some small holes around object in rock.
31	00.30.128D	Flint Nodule	Long flint nodule that has been worked to have a point at one end and a small base at other. Entire object is rough with many bumps that have dirt in them. Color is off-white but dirt makes it look multicolored.
32	00.30.128E	Flint Nodule	Flint nodule that is curved at the body. Shaped like a cow horn. Color is off-white but usage shows brown and gray coloring. Object still has an amount of dirt on it, with one large dark spot on face. Bottom is smoothed to a rounded angled point. Top is pointed but point is curved.
33	00.30.128F	Flint Nodule	Triangle shaped flint nodule. Many holes and crevasses still remain on one side of object, other side looks mostly smoothed. There is a worked point and the base is slanted, bumpy and has one fracture into original rock shape.
34	00.30.128G	Flint Nodule	Cylinder shaped off-white colored flint nodule. One end has been fractured smoothly with two additional tool marks on base. Opposite end is smooth and has been knapped a bit to form the end. Tool marks visible and dirt and other colors still reside on object.
35	00.30.181	Celt	Celt of Grey and Tan Rock
36	00.30.182	Celt	Celt of Gray Stone
37	00.30.68	Scraper	One end pointed.
38	00.30.78	Biface	Turtle back biface scrapper
39	00.30.83	Biface	White biface or scraper or knife blade
40	00.30.88E	Scraper	Stone scraper that has thin edges and knapped into shape of oval. Bottom of rock has a bit of original rock remaining.
41	00.30.88F	Spearhead	Stone spearhead or large projectile point with serrated edges and a flat bottom. There is a slim leaning of the object to one side. Large knapping marks.
42	00.30.88G	Spearhead	Holland point. Original stone was made from red stone and has some stone remaining on one side of point. Rest of lithic has a tan color with a grainy appearance. One side of piece seems finished, rest of object does not seem to be finished except overall shape and some knapping.
43	00.30.88H	Projectile Point	Multicolored stone projectile point or spearhead. Red shades and other colors are shown at one end and both ends have very sharp edges and points.
44	00.30.88I	Scraper	Rectangular stone scraper. Both ends are flat, edges of scraper have been knapped to form the straight lines of the object.
45	00.30.88J	Scraper	Scraper that could also be a core. There are three large notches in the piece that create sharp points and edges on the lithic. There seems to be a shape of original rock surrounded by a sea of knapped rock to create a display of layers and color in the rock.
46	00.30.95A	Scraper	White stone scraper with black and red dots on rock. One side is flat and smooth while the other is original stone. There appears to be a notch which could be leading into a broken off base and stem.
47	00.30.95B	Scraper	Gray stone scraper with one smooth side, opposite side is thick and has large knapping flake marks. There are two side notches that lead to a wide tail base which concaves in the middle. There are vertical gray lines in the rock that show layers.
48	00.30.95C	Scraper	A fractured stone scraper. The stone is pink with bits of brown black and white scattered. There are two side notches in the middle of object which leads to a wide stem and base, base is concave and the edge is thin. The top of the scraper ends a bit above the shoulder of the notches. It is smoothed down and convex out.
49	00.30.97B	Scraper	Sand colored stone scraper. Knapping has been done to object with large flakes chunked off. One side is mostly flat and near the tip the original rock can still be seen. There is one large chip section near the base of the scraper, and a thumb fits great there.
50	00.30.97C	Scraper	Large oval scraper. Multicolored with grays and beige and whites appearing in the stone. All edges have been thinned and smoothed. There is a flat straight base where the rock appears darker and a large orange and brown color can be seen. Slightly leans to one side.