Artifacts

Housepit 54


Fur Trade period occupation at Housepit 54 (Strata designations I, II, V, and XIV)

Stone (steatite) tubular pipe with longitudinal split

Stone (steatite) tubular pipe with longitudinal split

Stone (steatite) anthropomorphic sculpture interpreted to be female infant

Stone (steatite) anthropomorphic sculpture interpreted to be female infant

Stone (slate) spindle whorl fragment

Stone (slate) spindle whorl fragment

Stone (steatite) bead

Stone (steatite) bead

Stone (slate) triangular adze with sawed margins

Stone (slate) triangular adze with sawed margins

Collection of typical stone tools (scrapers, knives, and piercers) made on flakes of slate, chert, and obsidian

Collection of typical stone tools (scrapers, knives, and piercers) made on flakes of slate, chert, and obsidian

Stone (sandstone) saw/abrader with sawed margins

Stone (sandstone) saw/abrader with sawed margins

Additional Images

Stone (thermally altered chert) side-notch projectile point

Stone (thermally altered chert) side-notch projectile point

Stone (chert) bifacial drill/perforator

Stone (chert) bifacial drill/perforator

Stone (slate) chipped scraper with small stem

Stone (slate) chipped scraper with small stem