Table 15.31. Raw Materials of Battered and Polished Stone Tools
Tool Type | LOCAL | NONLOCAL AND UNKNOWN | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Dakota Orthoquartzite | Morrison Chert | Morrison Orthoquartzite | Igneous | Conglomerate | Indurated Shale | Unknown Chert | Unknown Quartzite | Massive Quartz | Unknown Stone | ||||||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | |
Peckingstone | 33 | 17.1 | 87 | 45.1 | 67 | 34.7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 193 | ||||||
Hammerstone | 7 | 18.4 | 6 | 15.8 | 16 | 42.1 | 2 | 5.3 | 1 | 2.6 | 5 | 13.2 | 1 | 2.6 | 38 | ||||||
Polishing/hammerstone | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 8 | ||||||||
Single-bitted axe | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 9.1 | 9 | 81.8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Double-bitted axe | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Indeterminate axe | 1 | 6.7 | 10 | 66.7 | 2 | 13.3 | 2 | 13.3 | 15 | ||||||||||||
Axe/maul | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maul | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Polishing stone | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 3.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 5 | 17.2 | 3 | 10.3 | 10 | 34.5 | 29 | ||||||
Polished igneous slab | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL | 45 | 14.7 | 95 | 31.0 | 109 | 35.6 | 9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 12 | 3.9 | 17 | 5.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 11 | 3.6 | 306 |