Problematical Objects (Fig. 51)

There are four stones of problematical use. Three of these have the

form of an isosceles triangle. The two smallest measure about ½ inch

on a side. Perhaps these were gaming counters or ornaments. The larger

piece is about 1¾ inch on a side with one broken corner, and has 2

small notches on either side of the apex. This was very probably a

pendant. The fourth specimen in this class is more or less oval, very

thin, with ground edges. It is about 1½ inches long and may have been

an ornament or gaming counter. The first two pieces are of sandstone,

the third of limestone, and the last of feldspar.

An ovoid piece of granite measures 2⅛ × 1¼ inches, and appears to have

been ground into its present shape. It has a smoothed flattened area

on one side, and may well have been an atlatl weight. This cannot

be proven since there are no further indications, such as a groove.

However, there are similar ungrooved stones in place on atlatl throwers

from the Southwest, in the Peabody Museum collections, which the

authors have examined.

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