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CHAPTER 4
ARTIFACT DESCRIPTIONS
The artifacts described in this chapter were recovered from the following
siles. These are Oxbow (CfDl·1) (Allen 1980, 1981), Augustine (CfDl·2) (Turn·
bull 197B, 1980), Teacher's Cove (BgOr-11) (Davis 1978), Sand Point (8gDs-6)
(Lavoie 1971), and Cow Point (810n-2) (Sanger 1973, 1989) in New Brunswick
and Turner Farm (29.9) (Bourque 1975, 1976), Goddard (30.42) (Bourque and
Cox 1981), Young (73.10) (80r5IeI1982), and, Roque Island (61.34) in Maine.
All of these artifacts came from excavated sites so that proveniences were
available lor each. Surface collected artifacts and private collections were not
used for artifact group definition, although these were referred to for comparative
purposes. This was to ensure that the data were as accurate and pertinent as
possible.
In some cases, entire assemblages were not avall1Jble for study. This
occurred where some artifacts were not available for examination during the
course of the research because they were on loan or display.
Several artifact classes were examined during the course of this research.
These were stemmed bifaces, nonstemmed bifaces, scrapers, and celts. Of
these, only the first of these categories, and to a limited extent, the last, yielded
diagnostic trends. The only diagnostic trait indicated by celts was their degree
of finishing. Because of these factors, only the stemmed bifaces will be
described in detail (see Appendices C-l).