Lithics Box 17 | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	00.30.100A	Shaft Straightener	A stone shaft straightener in a boomerang shape. The top face is mostly brown- and gray-specked unworked stone. The sharp edge has some chips taken out of it to reveal red stone inside it. Small red color flakes in one spot. This face is flat and smooth. The face of the scraper against the user's hand is smooth but uneven topographically. Parts of it are the unworked stone, parts are red and smooth. This side is knapped. The final face is smooth. It is reddish beige, has gray veins, and gray specks.
2	00.30.100B	Flake	Red and beige mottled thin stone flake. One edge on the top face is dark red on one half and the other half is brown and gray. The bottom face is flat and smooth too and has a red edge along one side. The stone is in an irregular shape that curves to a sharp point. The edges are thin and sharp and there are two main sharp points.
3	00.30.100C	Scraper	Dark gray scraper that is concaved likely for ease of grip. The edge closest to the hand is smooth and the rock is patterned brown, black, and beige color on that edge only. The scraping edge is serrated and moderately sharp. The two faces are smooth with limited evidence of knapping.
4	00.30.100D	Scraper	A white and beige stone scraper in a triangular shape. The top face has large knap marks all over it and some parts are brown, beige, and white. Bottom face has knap marks at one side and the rest is smooth. Parts of this face have gray. Edges are thin, serrated, and sharp.
5	00.30.100E	Core	Brown core, irregular shape. One face and one side are the original unworked dark red/brown color with brown indentations of the original rock. The opposite and bottom faces were knapped to reveal light brown rock with gray veins and indentations. A couple small parts on the rock on the worked parts are white. Portions of each side are smooth but most are rugged from being knapped or from the rock's original topography.
6	00.30.100F	Scraper	Gray and beige thin, roughly triangular shaped stone. Appears to have been becoming a projectile point. Top face is beige at the bottom, gray and beige at the top half, and white unworked stone in one small spot at the top. Knap marks all over. Bottom face is smooth and is beige with gray and brown veins in it. Knap marks and gouges in the stone at the bottom and top edges. Edges are thin and sharp.
7	00.30.100G	Projectile Point	Black slate projectile point. Only a rough projectile point shape. Edges are serrated and thin. There is a semi-circle shaped ridge down the middle of the projectile point. The bottom face is smooth and has knap marks of brown.
8	00.30.100H	Scraper	Thin stone scraper in the shape of an oval but with one edge flat, not rounded. Top face is red-brown at the outer edge. Then it is beige, then gray and red in the middle. Knap marks all over this face. The back face is smooth but has ripples in it. The inner edge is red with gray veins, then it becomes brown, then beige at the outer edge. Red and orange marks are in the stone itself. Edges are thin but not sharp.
9	00.30.100I	Core	Brown stone core in a half-circle shape. The top edge is brown and gray unworked stone. The next ring in is red. The rest of the stone is brown and thick with evidence of knap marks. The right edge is flat and shows the different colors of rock. The left edge is serrated, thin, and sharp. Points are sharp. The bottom face is more smooth. Most of it is beige and gray specks. Red color in the stone at the left edge. Ring of color in the stone is gray, then red, then brown and beige on the outside.
10	00.30.100L	Flake	Thin, flat gray stone flake in the shape of an oval. Left edge is flatter than the right one which is thin and sharp. Gray and black horizontal lines in the stone. One small part of the top face is flat but the lines are still visible. The back face has similar patterns but with beige and gray instead. Knap marks at the corners of the stone.
11	00.30.100M	Flake	Small but thick stone flake. Most is beige with gray veins, then reddish beige, then unworked beige and gray stone at the top of the top face. Similar color patterning on the bottom face. Sides are red with gray and beige. Edges are thin and sharp. Points are sharp too.
12	00.30.100N	Flake	Triangular shaped stone flake. Edges are thin and sharp. Top edge and right edge are the unworked stone of beige with gray specks. The rest of the top face is comprised of beige and gray faint stripes in the stone. The same color patterns are visible on the back face, but the back face is smooth. Few knap marks on one edge of the top face but the rest is smoothed out.
13	00.30.100O	Flake	Brown stone flake. Top face has uneven topography - lowest elevations are brown, higher elevations are white and gray. Knap marks all over it. Bottom face is orangey-brown in the middle, white around that, brown around that, and beige unworked stone at the outside. Gray specks all over this surface. Smooth with ripples in it. Edges are thin and the points are sharp.
14	00.30.100P	Flake	A beige and white stone flake with reddish veins. Oval shape. Edges are serrated and sharp. Top face is knapped and the surface is uneven. Bottom face is smooth with a red vein running the length of the stone down the middle.
15	00.30.100Q	Flake	Dark gray stone in an irregular shape. Most of the stone is dark gray with black specks in it, quite thin with sharp edges. One edge is flat and has the unworked stone. There is a black stripe between the dark gray of the stone and the unworked stone. The unworked stone is beige and brown with gray and black specks in it. Several reddish brown circles in it. Is a possible shaft straightener.
16	00.30.100R	Flake	Thin, skinny rectangle-shaped stone flake. Edges are thin but not overly sharp, and points are sharp. Bottom face is smooth and flat. Has beige and gray and red (possibly rust) in the center, gray outside that, and two thin strips of the beige unworked stone at two edges. The top face has gray and beige smoothed stone in one section. The majority of the top face is unworked--the brown and gray original stone. Knap marks are at the edges.
17	00.30.100S	Flake	An oval shaped gray and brown stone with white blotches. The bottom face is smooth. Most of it is the gray/brown color with white blotches. A small stripe at the top is pink with a gray spot in it. The top face is brown. One swath has beige specks in the stone. The next swath is white specks. The top swath is pink and red. This top face has a ridge going the length of the stone. The two points are sharp, and the edges are thin, sharp, and mildly serrated.
18	00.30.100T	Flake	Small triangular stone flake. One edge is flat but the other two are thin and sharp. The points are also sharp. The stone is beige and red mottled all over it. The top face has a chip taken out of one edge to reveal beige and gray stone beneath. Knap marks at the edges and on the bottom face.
19	00.30.100U	Flake	Stone flake in an oval shape with the bottom face more flat and the top face curved up and round and smooth. The top face is brown, white, and gray speckled. The bottom face is smooth and brown with black specks. The top edge is flat where it chipped off. The other edges are only slightly serrated but are mostly smooth.
20	00.30.100V	Scraper	Orange scraper with sharp and serrated edges. The side closest to the user's hand has a thin crust of dark gray unworked stone. In the orange stone surrounding the gray patch are tiny sparkly specks. The orange section of the stone is comprised of varying shades of orange and is covered in tiny circles. This portion makes up the majority of the lithic. The smoothed bottom face has gray patches and shades of orange, plus the same tiny circles and sparkles as the top face.
21	00.30.100W	Rock Fragment	A Black, Brown and Grey Rock Fragment, one side has two chips taken out of it leaving the rest unworked and grey while the chips have left Brown stone, the otherside appears to have dried mud on it
22	00.30.100X	Core	Beige stone core with red veins and gray specks over most of it. Top face has a circular gray spot in the stone with red ribboning around it. Both faces have knap marks and rugged topography. The stone curves into an arch with both sides and the middle being about the same thickness.
23	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.
24	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.
25	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.
26	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.
27	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.
28	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.
29	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.
30	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.
31	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.
32	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.
33	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.
34	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.
35	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.
36	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.
37	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.
38	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.
39	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.
40	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.
41	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.
42	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.
43	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.
44	00.30.110H	Scraper	Pointed scraper made of flint. One side of the scraper has light gray stone, with two strips of dark gray stone near the bottom, and a spot of pale gray stone near the top of the piece. Ridge lines are present on this face, and original rock can be seen on the very bottom of the scraper. There are a few black spots that are found on this side but not the opposite side. The opposite side of the scraper has the uniform gray stone spotted on the other face, but this side has a clear crevasse near the blade of the scraper. The edges of the scraper are serrated, and knapping marks are visible.
45	00.30.110L	Scraper	Small triangular scraper made of flint. The top of the scraper has a section of dark gray and brown stone, surrounded by light gray stone. There are a few knap marks present on this side. The bottom side of the scraper is entirely light gray. The side edges are serrated, but the bottom edge is straight and thick. Point on top of the scraper is rounded and dull.
46	00.30.110M	Scraper	Pointed light pink stone scraper. Top side of the scraper has a slight curve upward. This side is mainly made of tan-pink stone, with one strip of gray stone on the right side of the piece. This side shows chips or knap marks that reveal the layers of the rock. There is a raised spot near the very bottom of this side. The bottom side of the scraper is composited of mostly original rock (rough, brown rock), with patches of the tan-pink stone near the point and the bottom of the side. The edges of the scraper are serrated, and the point is very sharp.
47	00.30.110T	Scraper	Gray stone scraper. Top side is raised, with two spots on the side made of original rock. Most of this side is made of a marbled gray stone. One edge behind the original rock has a white stone spot. This side can also see the layers of the rock. The bottom side of the scraper is made of very smooth stone and has a dark gray edge, with white or a pale gray stone. Lower end of this side has some notch marks. The edges are straight on the sides, and slightly serrated on the rounded edges of the scraper.
48	00.30.110V	Scraper	Pointed stone scraper. The top side of the scraper have been knapped, with a few raised spots of original rock remaining (rough white and gray stone). There is a soft stone spot on the bottom right of this side that shows a ring of different stone colors. The worked rock is a gray-beige stone has lines that show the rock layers. There is a significant bump on the right side of the scraper that sticks out. The bottom side of the scraper has some knapping, but it pretty cohesive. Mostly made of gray stone, with a lot of dark brown stone on the "blade" of the scraper. The edges of the object are serrated and the point is rounded and not very sharp.
49	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.
50	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.