"Artifacts," by Scott G. Ortman
| Table 43. Analysis Data for Axes and Mauls, Woods Canyon Pueblo | |||||||||||||
| PD | FS | Artifact Category | Portion Present | Material | Length (cm) | Width (cm) | Thickness (cm) | Bit Length (cm) | Haft Type | Wt. (g) | Use Wear | Inferred Use | Comments |
| 128 | 20 | single-bitted axe | complete | Morrison quartzite | 6.2 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.83 | notched | 91.2 | minimal polish around groove | unknown | bit is ground smooth and lacks use wear; no evidence of reworking |
| 142 | 9 | axe | flake from bit end | Morrison quartzite | unknown | 55.9 | unknown | unknown | flake from a bit probably removed during heavy work; min. length 4.8 cm, min. width 5.8 cm, min. thickness 2.3 cm | ||||
| 198 | 18 | maul | split in half longitudinally | Morrison quartzite | 5.6 | fully grooved | 124.7 | groove polish | weapon | fits description of a spherical, full-grooved hammer (Woodbury 1954*1:45); min. width 4.8 cm, min. thickness 4.1 cm | |||
| 271 | 7 | axe | complete (two fragments refit) | Dakota quartzite | 13.3 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 6.43 | unclear | 365.2 | none | unknown | possible axe blank that broke during manufacture |
| 326 | 3 | single-bitted axe | complete | Morrison quartzite | 12.5 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 3.50 | 3/4-grooved | 460.8 | several small flakes appear to have been removed from the bit on one side during use; groove polish | chopping wood | |
| 388 | 4 | maul | complete | Dakota quartzite | 10.2 | 6.4 | 8.5 | notched | 198.0 | heavily battered on both ends (longer poll has extensive battering, only some on end of shorter poll); battering on sides as well, especially near notches; no haft polish (possibly used as hafted tool for only a short time?) | stone-working | battering along notches suggests last use as a crushing tool, not as a hafted tool | |
| 534 | 5 | single-bitted axe | incomplete (bit missing) | Morrison quartzite | 8.4 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 3/4-grooved | 255.7 | bit end appears to have broken off during use; use wear consistent with heavy use | unknown | min. bit length 5.49 cm; no evidence of reworking or attempted salvage | |
| 802 | 12 | single-bitted axe | complete | Morrison quartzite | 10.4 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 4.20 | fully grooved | 487.4 | groove polish; bit end reworked over flake scars; poll end battered | chopping wood | polished bit edge angle changed markedly on one side, and final bit shorter than normal; probably a reworked bit |
| PD = Provenience Designation; FS = Field Specimen. | |||||||||||||
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