Papers by Daniel J Snyder
Recent excavations at Brown's Bottom #1 (33RO1104), a probable Ohio Hopewell domestic settlement ... more Recent excavations at Brown's Bottom #1 (33RO1104), a probable Ohio Hopewell domestic settlement in Ross County, Ohio, produced an assemblage of 185 whole and fragmentary bladelets. In this paper, we first contextualize and describe the Brown's Bottom #1 bladelet assemblage. Then we report the results of a double-blind use-wear experiment using low-power microscopy with replicated bladelets. During the experiment, it became apparent that bladelets worked well at cutting, sawing, scrapping, and graving a variety of materials, although results varied by method and material. The experiment also illustrated that the bladelets are effective at cleanly cutting/graving mica, a commonly occurring exotic material found within both Ohio Hopewell domestic and ceremonial contexts.
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