Davistown Museum Native American Artifacts Wapanucket 8 Hoard

Status Location
011304NA39 Crude scraper photo DTM
Stone, 3 3/4" long, 2 5/8" wide, 1/2" thick, marked "8-4757" and "Crude Scraper".
011304NA42 Game ball photo DTM
Granite, 1 3/4" diameter, marked "MAS 3970" and in red "B12 WAYLAND".
This stone has a nicely rounded shape typical of a cobble found on the Maine coast.
011304NA41 Game ball photo DTM
Granite, 2 5/8" long, 2" wide, 1 3/4" thick, marked "B4617-2" and "Game Gall WAP8".
This stone has a nicely rounded oval shape typical of a cobble found on the Maine coast.
011304NA24 Hammer and scrapers (2) photo DTM
Stone, 3 3/4" to 2" long, case marked "WAP8-1971", stones marked "8-6129; 8-6103; 8-6322".
011304NA21 Hammer stone and flakes photo DTM
Stone, 2" long, 1" wide, 1" thick, case marked "WAP-8 1973 Flakes & Hammer Stone", hammer stone marked "8-7003".
Note in the photograph that the hammer stone and the flakes outside the box appear lighter in color than the other flakes
only because they are closer to the light source.
011304NA49 Obsidian stone photo DTM
Obsidian, 4 3/4" long, 2" wide, 1 1/4" thick, unmarked.
It is unknown what this piece of obsidian was used for.
011304NA33 Pestle photo DTM
Stone, 10" long, 2 3/4" wide at center, 1 1/4" thick, marked "8-6156" and "8-6161".
This item was found in two parts that are now glued together.
011304NA32 Pestle photo DTM
Stone, 11 1/2" long, 2" diameter at center, .
One end has been chipped. There is slight evidence of a band mark on one side 2/5ths down from the chipped end.
011304NA51 Pestles (4) photo DTM
Dark colored stone, 1 3/4", 1 1/2", 1 1/4", 3/4", marked "8-4817"; "8-4664", other two unmarked.
These stones are soft and the color rubs off easily onto another object.
011304NA34 Plummet photo DTM
Stone, 2 1/2" long, 1 3/4" wide, 5/8" at rounded top, unmarked.
This would be used as a weight when fishing.
011304NA55 Plummets (3) photo DTM
Stone, 2 3/4", 2 1/4", 1 7/8", 1 3/4", unmarked.
These are used as fishing weights.
011304NA50 Projectile point photo DTM
Stone, 3 3/4" long, 1 1/8" wide, unmarked.
011304NA17 Projectile points (11) photo DTM
Quartz and other stone, 1 3/8" to 3/4" long, marked "8-6417; 8-6254; 8-6418; 8-6241; 8-6383; 8-6384; 8-6160", 4 are
011304NA16 Projectile points (13) photo DTM
Quartz, 2" to 15/16" long, case marked "WAP8-1971", points marked "8-6414; 8-6170; 8-6134; 8-6104; 8-6205; 8-6260; 8-6205;
8-2605; 8-6158; 8-6221; 8-6416; 8-6264; 8-6362".
Note that a glue mark indicates that a 14th point is missing.
011304NA53 Projectile points (2) photo DTM
Stone, 3", 2 1/2", unmarked.
011304NA56 Projectile points (2) photo DTM
Stone, 2 1/2", 2 1/4", unmarked.
011304NA27 Projectile points (3) photo DTM
Quartz and other stone, 2 1/8" to 1 5/8" long, case marked "WAP8 1971", points marked "8-6415; 8-6133; 8-6273; 8-6342".
Two pieces have been glued to form one nice point.
011304NA28 Projectile points (3) photo DTM
Stone, 2 1/2" to 2" long, case marked "WAP-8 1973", points marked "8-6904; 8-6791", third is unmarked.

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