A. Fragment of the rim from a typical pottery vessel.
B. Native copper fishhook.
C. Early style projectile point.
D. Notched projectile point base fragments. Such specimens represent the first evidence for the bow and arrow in the QuÄbec interior.
E. End scrapers.
F. Knife.
G. Birdstone. The purpose of such artifacts is unknown, but their frequent occurrence in graves suggests some symbolic religious role.
H. A stone knife fragmented in a crematory fire. Cremation was a common practice and grave offering were frequently cremated with the body.
I. Stone drill.
J. Graphite nodule. Such natural pigments would have been ground into a powder, mixed with water or some combination of liquids and then be used to paint objects including the body.
Courtesy: Canadian Museum of Civilization, National Museums of Canada (S87-1295)
