Artifacts

by Scott G. Ortman

Table 27. Counts of Chipped-Stone Debris and Tools by Material, Castle Rock Pueblo

Material Class
Raw Material
Chipped-Stone Debris
Cores and Core Tools
Expedient Tools
Formal Tools
Local
Dakota Formation
582
28
15
26
Morrison Formation
4,488
146
84
6
conglomerate
39
4
igneous
149
14
6
slate/shale
1
3
1
sandstone
57
2
2
Semilocal
agate/chalcedony
52
1
2
14
jet
petrified wood
3
4
Nonlocal
obsidian
3
2
Washington Pass chert
1
nonlocal chert/siltstone
14
3
Unknown
unknown chert/siltstone
42
21
11
18
unknown quartzite
52
7
2
TOTAL
5,483
226
124
73

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