There were five sandstone mortars found on this site, two of which were
surface finds and which measured respectively (1) 15 cm. in diameter,
6.5 thick with a central depression of 1.5 cm. and (2) 7.5 cm. × 13 cm.
× 6 cm. thick. The latter was utilized on both surfaces. The first of
these two specimens, made of red sandstone, was the best of the mortars
from this site (Fig. 23;2).
[Illustration: Figure 21. Projectile Points
_(1-2. Unclassified. 3. Hardin-like. 4. Motley. 5. Snyders Notched.
6. Burkett-like. 7. Uvalde)_]
[Illustration: Figure 22. Chipped Stone Tools
_(1-2. Thumbnail end scrapers. 3. Reworked projectile point scraper.
4-5. Drills. 6. Graver. 7. Adz)_]
Associated with house 1 and located near the fire-basin were two
mortars. One of these was 20 × 15 × 8 cm. and had a central depression
of 2 cm. The reverse side was used as a whetstone. The other mortar was
much smaller, measuring 9 × 13 × 4.5 cm., basin shaped on one side and
bearing use marks of a crude pestle on the other. Associated with these
two mortars were six stones showing wear as crude unmodified stone
pestles (Fig. 23;1). Feature 12, a fire basin, also had a mortar and
pestle association. A small mortar 8 × 10 × 5 cm. had five stone pestles
with it. Four of these stones showed considerable wear while the fifth
was not used.
All of these mortars and pestles were basically unmodified field stones
or river pebbles which gradually received some alteration of shape
through use.