Lithics Analysis: Laboratory Trip 1

On Sunday, April 23, 2023, members of the FCE: Lithics Analysis course traveled to the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, CT,for a 2-hour hands-on Lithics Laboratory session. The purpose was essentially the same as for the first trip to the Glastonbury Historical Society, as a refresher for those who had made the first trip and an intro for those who were unable to make the first trip.

Included in the activities were...

1. A hands-on examination of Connecticut and New England regional raw stone materials used by the Indigenous Peoples to make chipped stone tools.

2. A hands-on assessment of debitage and stone tools applying the concets presented by Andrefsky and in our classes.

- Photos by Rob

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Left to right: Jim Wicks, Craig Nelson, Claudia Gruss,
Marianne Stepanik, Edson Bourne, Sandy Distefano, Tom Ford.

Left to right: Jim Wicks, Craig Nelson, Claudia Gruss, Marianne Stepanik, Edson Bourne, Sandy Distefano, Tom Ford.

Left: FOSA raw material comparative collection - Arkose Sandstone sample from West Haven, CT. Right: Biface specimen from Stratford CT, IAIS collection.

Left: FOSA raw material comparative collection - Arkose Sandstone sample from West Haven, CT. Right: Biface specimen from Stratford CT, IAIS collection.

Left to Right: Craig Nelson, Paula Morris, Claudia Gruss, Marianne Stepanik, Edson Bourn.

.Left to Right: Craig Nelson, Paula Morris, Claudia Gruss, Marianne Stepanik, Edson Bourn..

Multidirectional Flaked Core specimen.

Multidirectional Flaked Core specimen.

Craig Nelson with large chert biface - possibly a hoe or digging spade, from Indiana. IAIS collection.

Craig Nelson with large chert biface - possibly a hoe or digging spade, from Indiana. IAIS collection.

FOSA Lithic Analysis Lab. 'Birdstone'(?) with intricate carvings, Coventry, CT

FOSA Lithic Analysis Lab. "Birdstone"(?) with intricate carvings, Coventry, CT