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The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley

Part 1 — ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Plates.

I.Chipped Points. Fig. 1 (Museum No. 202-8333), length 21 cm.; Fig. 2 (202-8338); Fig. 3 (202-8334).

II.Chipped Points. Fig. 1 (Museum No. 202-8115), length 3.8 cm.; Fig. 2 (202-8169 A);

Fig. 3 (202-8196 A); Fig. 4 (202-8196 B); Fig. 5 (202-8142); Fig. 6 (202-8397); Fig. 7 (202-8366);

Fig. 8 (202-8363); Fig. 9 (202-8368); Fig. 10 (202-8361); Fig. 11 (202-8359); Fig. 12 (202-8222);

Fig. 13 (202-8203): Fig. 14 (202-8360).

III.Quarry near Naches River.

House Site near Naches River.

IV.House Sites near Naches River.

V.Camp Sites near Sentinal Bluffs.

VI.Fort near Rock Creek.

Rock-Slide Grave on Yakima Ridge.

VII.Terraced Rock-Slide on Yakima Ridge.

VIII.Rock-Slide Graves on Yakima Ridge.

IX.Cremation Circle near Mouth of Naches River.

Grave in Dome of Volcanic Ash near Tampico.

X.Opened Grave in Dome of Volcanic Ash near Tampico.

XI.Petroglyphs near Sentinal Bluffs.

XII.Petroglyphs in Selah Canon.

XIII.Petroglyph in Selah Canon.

Petroglyph near Wallula Junction.

XIV.Pictographs at Mouth of Cowiche Creek.

XV.Pictographs at Mouth of Cowiche Creek.

XVI.Pictographs at Mouth of Cowiche Creek.

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1.Chipped Point made of Chalcedony24

2.Chipped Point made of Chalcedony25

3.Chipped Point made of White Chalcedony25

4.Serrated Chipped Point made of Petrified Wood25

5.Chipped Point made of Obsidian26

6.Fragment of a leaf-shaped Point made of Chert26

7.Point made of Bone28

8.Point made of Bone28

9.Scorched Point made of Bone28

10.Point made of Bone28

11.Point or Barb made of Bone28

12.Point or Barb made of Bone28

13.Net Sinkers made of Pebbles31

14.Sinker, a Grooved Boulder bearing a Design in Intaglio31

15.Sinker, a Grooved Boulder bearing a Design in Intaglio33

16.Sinker, a Perforated Boulder33

17.Fragment of Basket of Splint Foundation and Bifurcated Stitch35

18.Fragment of a Mortar made of Stone35

19.Mortar made of Stone37

20.Mortar made of Stone38

21.Pestle made of Stone40

22.Pestle pecked from Stone40

23.Pestle pecked from Stone40

24.Pestle made of Stone42

25.Pestle made of Stone42

26.Pestle made of Stone44

27.Pestle made of Stone44

28.Pestle made of Stone44

29.Pestle made of Stone46

30.Pestle made of Sandstone46

31.Pestle made of Stone46

32.Pestle made of Stone48

33.Pestle made of Stone48

34.Pestle made of Stone48

35.Pestle made of Steatite49

36.Pestle or Roller made of Stone49

37.Pestle or Roller made of Stone49

38.Fragment of Hearth of Fire Drill50

39.Wedge made of Antler57

40.Hammerstone59

41.Hammerstone60

42.Hammerstone made of a Hard, Water-worn Pebble60

43.Hammerstone60

44.Hammerstone made of a Close-Grained Yellow Volcanic Pebble62

45.Celt made of Serpentine62

46.Hand-Adze made of Stone64

47.Point for a Drill, chipped from Chalcedony66

48.Point for a Drill, chipped from Chert66

49.Scraper chipped from Petrified Wood68

50.Scraper chipped from Agate68

51.Scraper chipped from Chalcedony68

52.Scraper chipped from Chalcedony68

53.Scraper chipped from a Flat Circular Pebble70

54.Scraper or Knife chipped from a Pebble70

55.Scraper or Knife chipped from a Pebble71

56.Awl made of Bone72

57.Awl made of Bone72

58.Spatulate Object made of Bone72

59a.Object made of Steatite, probably a Mat Presser.

b.Part of Incised Pictograph on Object shown in a73

60.Grooved Pebble76

61.Club-head or Sinker made of Lava76

62.Club made of Serpentine77

63.Club made of Serpentine77

64.Club made of Stone79

65.Club made of Stone79

66.Club made of Stone79

67.Club made of Stone81

68.Club made of Stone81

69.War Implement or Slave Killer, made of Friable Stone81

70.Diagram of Stitch of Fragment of Rush Matting84

71a.Fragment of Matting, made of Twined Rush stitched together with twisted Cord.

b.Diagram of Stitch of a85

72.Fragment of Open-Twine Matting, made of Rush87

73.Comb made of Antler88

74.Beads made of Copper, Glass and Sections of Dentalium Shells89

75.Bead made of Brass90

76.Beads made of Shell90

77.Drilled and Perforated Disk made of Slate92

78.Pendant made of Copper, Thong and Copper Bead92

79.Button made of Shell with Attached Bead made of Metal92

80.Perforated Disk made of Bone92

81.Pendants made of Slate93

82.Pendant made of Copper95

83.Pendant made of Copper95

84.Pendant made of Brass and Bead made of Copper95

85.Pendant made of Iron96

86.Pendant made of Iron96

87.Pendant or Bead made of an Olivella Shell96

88.Pendant made of (Pectunculus) Shell96

89.Pendant made of Iridescent Shell98

90.Pendant made of (Haliotis) Shell98

91.Pendant made of (Haliotis) Shell98

92.Pendant or Nose Ornament, made of (Haliotis) Shell98

93.Pendant made of Shell99

94.Pendant made of Oyster Shell99

95.Bracelet made of Copper100

96.Bracelet made of Iron100

97.Bone Tube106

98.Bone Tube bearing Incised Lines, Charred106

99.Perforated Cylinder made of Steatite106

100.Tubular Pipe made of Steatite106

101.Tubular Pipe made of Green Stone with Stem107

102.Pipe made of Steatite used by the Thompson River Indians at Spences Bridge in 1895109

103.Form of the Flange-Shaped Mouth of the Bowl of some Thompson River Indian Pipes109

104.Tubular Pipe made of Steatite112

105.Fragment of a Sculptured Tubular Pipe made of Steatite112

106.Pipe made of Limestone112

107.Pipe made of Sandstone112

108.Pipe made of Bluestone112

109.Pipe made of Stone112

110.Pipe made of Soft Sandstone114

111.Pipe made of Steatite114

112.Pipe made of Soft Sandstone114

113.Pipe made of Steatite116

114a.Incised Design on a Fragment of a Wooden Bow.

b.Section of Fragment of Bow shown in a125

115.Incised Design on Bowl of Pipe shown in Fig. 107126

116.Incised Design on Stone Dish126

117.Incised Designs on Dentalium Shells126

118.Incised Designs on Dentalium Shells126

119.Incised Pendant made of Steatite with Red Paint (Mercury) in some of the Holes and Lines127

120.Circle and Dot Design on Whetstone made of Slate133

121.Costumed Human Figure made of Antler133

122.Quill-flattener made of Antler133

123.Fragments of a Figure133

124.Fragment of a Sculpture with Hoof-like Part134

125.Sculptured Animal Form made of Lava134

126.Handle of Digging Stick made of Horn of Rocky Mountain Sheep135

127.Pipe made of Stone136

128.Sculptured and Inlaid Pipe made of Steatite with Wooden Stem137

129.Sketch Map of the Yakima Valley152

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