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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	ED1998.4.12	Blade, Stone	Lamellar blade. Chipped stone tool used as a knife.
2	ED1998.4.2	Spear Point	Chipped stone tool. Used as a spear point or knife.
3	ED1998.4.3	Tool, Stone	Chipped stone tool. Used as a knife or spear head.
4	ED1998.4.4	Tool, Stone	Chipped stone tool. Used as a knife or spear point.
5	ED1998.4.5	Tool, Stone	Chipped stone tool. Used as a knife or spear point.
6	ED1998.4.8	Tool, Stone	Chipped stone tool. Used as a knife or spear point.
7	ED1998.7.2	Spear Point	Hardin barbed point. Used as a spear or a knife.
8	ED1998.7.4	Spear Point	Belknap Contracting Stem Point. Used as a spear or knife.
9	ED1999.1.17	Biface	Chipped stone tool that has been formed on two sides. It could have been used for cutting scraping, chopping, and sawing.
10	ED1999.1.21	Biface	Chipped stone tool that has been formed on two sides. It could have been used for cutting scraping, chopping, and sawing.
11	ED1999.1.32	Copper	Native copper
12	ED1999.1.33	Biface	Chipped stone tool that has been formed on two sides. It could have been used for cutting scraping, chopping, and sawing.
13	ED1999.1.36	Sherd, Pottery	Reproduction sherd with mica flakes and rope impression.
14	ED1999.1.39	Ax Head	Grooved ax head made of formed stone.
15	ED1999.1.4	Hammer, Stone	Hard stone used to shape arrow heads, spear points, and other lithics.
16	ED1999.1.45	Hammer, Stone	Hard stone used to shape arrow heads, spear points, and other lithics.
17	ED1999.1.5	Copper	Native copper
18	ED1999.1.9	Biface	Chipped stone tool that has been formed on two sides. It could have been used for cutting scraping, chopping, and sawing.
19	ED1999.5.3	Grindstone	Clay grinding stone. Reproduction of early human tools.
20	ED2003.5.1	Bone	A femur bone of a large animal, likely buffalo or something similar sized.
21	ED2021-10	Tusk	Fragments of a mastodon tusk. The mastodons were relatives of true elephants, which included the wooly mammoth. These huge elephant-like animals roamed across much of eastern North America during the latter part of the Ice Age. Most mastodon remains which are found date to between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago.
22	ED2021-182	Hammer, Stone	Round stone attached to a wooden stick with leather strapping.
23	ED2021-30	Turquoise	Polished, uncut turquoise. Many cultures around the world and throughout history have used turquois as a decorative gemstone and held it in high esteem. In particular, Southwest Native American tribes considered this stone sacred.
24	ED2021-79	Sherd, Pottery	Three, small pieces of pottery sherd (A-C). All three are a red-brown color.
25	ED2021-9	Mica	Flakes of mica. Mica is a mineral that is most characterized by its ability to be easily split into thin, flexible sheets.