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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS
AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY
Vol. 7 No. 1
THE EMERYVILLE SHELLMOUND.
BY
MAX UHLE.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Part 1.General Report on the Excavations Conducted by Professor John C. Merriam and Dr. Max Uhle in the Spring of 19021
Introduction2
Early Settlements in the Region5
Early References to Shellmounds of Middle California6
The Nature of the Excavations7
The Base of the Mound9
The Internal Structure14
Constituents of the Mound16
Shells16
Bones18
Fireplaces19
Human Remains and Relics19
Burials21
Age of the Mound30
Cultural Stages Represented36
Part 2.Artifacts Unearthed at the Emeryville Shellmound42
A. Implements of Stone42
a. Made by Grinding42
1. Mortars42
2. Flat Stones46
3. Pestles47
4. Hammer-like Stones49
5. Flat Stones Pointed at Both Ends50
6. Sinker-like Stones50
7. Cylindrical Stones56
8. Needle-like Stone Implements57
9. Tobacco Pipes57
10. Various Polished Stones59
b. Chipped Stones61
B. Utensils of Bone, Horn, and the Teeth of Animals66
Implements of Bone66
1. Awl-like Tools66
a. Common Awls66
b. Blunt Awl-like Implements69
c. Flat Awl-like Implements69
2. Needle-like Implements70
a. Straight Needles without Perforation70
b. Curved Needles70
c. Needles with Eyes70
d. Long Crooked Needles70
3. Rough Awl-like Implements of the Lower Strata71
4. Implements of the Shape of Paper-cutters72
5. Pointed Implements74
6. Saw-like Notched Bones76
7. Various Implements and Objects of Bone79
Implements of Antler80
1. Chisel-like Implements80
a. Actual Chisels80
b. Chisel-like Implements of Varying Forms81
2. Implements of Antler with Dull Rounded Ends82
3. Pointed Implements82
4. Straight Truncated Implements82
Implements of Teeth83
C. Implements Made of Shells83