NOVEMBER 26, 2005

From: Scott Beld
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
To: Oxbow Archaeologists
Subject: Lab Work and Christmas Party

Hi Oxbow Archaeologists,

Nik, Conrad, and I saw John off on Saturday - it was his last session with us as the moving van was coming yesterday for his move back to Canada. Hopefully, he’ll visit us next summer!!

I’ve put a page on the website with pictures from the Christmas/Farewell Party we had on November 16. It’s on our “About Us” page and the address to the page is: http://www.chippewanaturecenter.com/Oxbow/Christmas%202005.htm.

We are now “out of the field” and doing lab work. Right now we’re washing the artifacts from this summer. I’ve been starting to analyze them and have been making a few finds in the bags. Two weeks ago I found a sandstone abrader in a bag (see the picture below). Note the grooves on the two faces. This tool would have been used like sandpaper or for doing things like sharpening awls. I’ve also been finding rimsherds and this past week I found two notched projectile point bases! I’ll be sending pictures of these artifacts in the future.

Tomorrow we’ll do lab work at the Resource Building. I should be to CNC earlier than I thought this weekend (mid-afternoon or earlier). We’ll also have our regular lab session this Saturday.

Hope to see you soon!

Scott

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Scott G. Beld, Ph.D.
Research Associate II
The University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
1109 Geddes Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1079
Phone: 734-764-0489 (UMMP Main Office)
734-763-9253 (My Office)
Fax: 734-936-1380
Email: sbeld@umich.edu
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