Characteristics of Debitage Associated with Bone Tool Production: A Preliminary Assessment of the Late Archaic Pockoy Shell Ring 1 (38CH2533)

Scott Jones, BA; Andrea Palmiotto, PhD; Karen Smith, PhD; and Kiersten Weber, BA

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the SCDNR team and volunteers who excavated and processed these materials and the IUP Fall 2018 ANTH 491/591 Zooarchaeology students who completed the initial faunal identifications.

Extras

These are all Adobe Acrobat PDF files:

• PDF of the Poster 4.6 MB download
• SEAC Flow Chart 26 KB download
• Notes on Making Engraved Bone Pin Designs 56 KB download

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