Chert Tools Catalogue

Catalogue of Chert Tool Images.

The Images have been catalogued by Tool Usage and Size, as defined in the lithic material description.

Each Image has: Catalogue Index Number

Catalogue Classes are as follows: Class	Index	Quantity
Boring Tools	B1	2
Butchering Tools	BCH1	1
Carving Tools	CRV1	1
Cores	C1	3
Cutting and Skinning Tools	CS1	1
Cutting Tools	CT1	4
Engraving Tools	E1	2
Mounted Paring Tools	MP1	7
Hammerstones	H1	1
Paring and Chopping Tools	PC1	1
Paring Tools – small	Ps1	19
Paring Tools – medium	Pm1	24
Paring Tools – large	Pl1	10
Paring and Shaping Tools	PST1	14
Shaping Tool	SHP1	5
Shaving Tools	SHV1	9
Smoothing Tools	SMT1	1
Specimens – No Documented Use – small	SNs1	46
Specimens – No Documented Use – medium	SNm1	32
Specimens – No Documented Use – large	SNl1	3
Specimens – Pristine	SPR1	3
Specimens – Documented Use – small	SDs1	9
Specimens – Documented Use – medium	SDm1	27
Specimens – Documented Use – large	SDl1	2
Trimming and Boring Tools	TB1	4
Trimming and Cutting Tools	TC1	1
Trimming and Engraving Tools	TE1	1
	Total Images	233

Collection Number Scale

(Two edges used)

Definition:	Small	Greatest dimension less than 50mm
	Medium	Greatest dimension between 50 to 100mm
	Large	Greatest dimension more than 100mm

The following table lists each tool in the collection, according to Tool Usage:

Tool Type	Qty	Catalogue No	Collection No
Boring Tools	2	B1	108B
		B2	109B
Butchering Tool	1	BCH1	174C
Carving Tool	1	CRV1	12A
Cores	3	C1	5A
		C2	97B
		C3	NODC
Cutting and Skinning Tool	1	CS1	154B
Cutting Tools	4	CT1	156B
		CT2	158B
		CT3	159B
		CT4	160B
Engraving Tools	2	E1	99B
		E2	100B
Mounted Paring Tools	7	MP1	48A
		MP2	54A
		MP3	57A
		MP4	58A
		MP5	61A
		MP6	143B
		MP7	145B
Hammerstones	1	H1	175
No Image	2	None	4A
		None	98B
Paring and Chopping Tool	1	PC1	130B
Paring Tools – Small	19	Ps1	27A
		Ps2	28A
		Ps3	53A
		Ps4	112B
		Ps5	127B
		Ps6	128B
		Ps7	131B
		Ps8	132B
		Ps9	151B
		Ps10	152B
		Ps11	157B
		Ps12	161B
		Ps13	162B
		Ps14	163B
		Ps15	165B
		Ps16	168B
		Ps17	169B
		Ps18	170C
		Ps19	171C
Paring Tools – Medium	24	Pm1	7A
		Pm2	8A
		Pm3	10A
		Pm4	11A
		Pm5	14A
		Pm6	15A
		Pm7	46A
		Pm8	47A
		Pm9	55A
		Pm10	56A
		Pm11	60A
		Pm12	62A
		Pm13	116B
		Pm14	118B
		Pm15	119B
		Pm16	129B
		Pm17	134B
		Pm18	135B
		Pm19	136B
		Pm20	142B
		Pm21	146B
		Pm22	147B
		Pm23	148B
		Pm24	173C
Paring Tools – Large	10	Pl1	6A
		Pl2	9A
		Pl3	49A
		Pl4	50A
		Pl5	51A
		Pl6	52A
		Pl7	59A
		Pl8	113B
		Pl9	117B
		Pl10	172C
Paring and Shaping Tools – Two Edges Used	14	PS1	26A
		PS2	101B
		PS3	110B
		PS4	111B
		PS5	114B
		PS6	115B
		PS7	133B
		PS8	139B
		PS9	144B
		PS10	149B
		PS11	150B
		PS12	153B
		PS13	164B
		PS14	167B
Shaping Tools	5	SHP1	16A
		SHP2	18A
		SHP3	20A
		SHP4	24A
		SHP5	45A
Shaving Tools	9	SHV1	13A
		SHV2	30A
		SHV3	31A
		SHV4	137B
		SHV5	138B
		SHV6	140B
		SHV7	141B
		SHV8	155B
		SHV9	166B
Smoothing Tool	1	SMT1	29A
Specimens – No Documented Use – Small	46	SNs1	32
		SNs2	33
		SNs3	34
		SNs4	35
		SNs5	37
		SNs6	65
		SNs7	66
		SNs8	67
		SNs9	68
		SNs10	70
		SNs11	71
		SNs12	72
		SNs13	73
		SNs14	74
		SNs15	75
		SNs16	76
		SNs17	77
		SNs18	78
		SNs19	79
		SNs20	80
		SNs21	81
		SNs22	82
		SNs23	84
		SNs24	85
		SNs25	86
		SNs26	188
		SNs27	191
		SNs28	192
		SNs29	193
		SNs30	194
		SNs31	195
		SNs32	196
		SNs33	197
		SNs34	198
		SNs35	199
		SNs36	200
		SNs37	202
		SNs38	203
		SNs39	207
		SNs40	208
		SNs41	214
		SNs42	215
		SNs43	216
		SNs44	221
		Sns45	229
		SNs46	230
Specimens – No Documented Use – Medium	32	SNm1	36
		SNm2	38
		SNm3	39
		SNm4	40
		SNm5	41
		SNm6	42
		SNm7	43
		SNm8	44
		SNm9	69
		SNm10	83
		SNm11	87
		SNm12	88
		SNm13	121
		SNm14	122
		SNm15	123
		SNm16	124
		SNm17	125
		SNm18	126
		SNm19	189
		SNm20	201
		SNm21	204
		SNm22	205
		SNm23	206
		SNm24	217
		SNm25	218
		SNm26	219
		SNm27	220
		SNm28	222
		SNm29	223
		SNm30	231
		SNm31	232
		SNm32	234
Specimens – No Documented Use – Large	3	SNl1	120
		SNl2	190
		SNl3	233
Specimens – Pristine	3	SPR1	1
		SPR2	2
		SPR3	3
Specimens – Documented Use – Small	9	SDs1	63
		SDs2	89
		SDs3	90
		SDs4	103
		SDs5	178
		SDs6	182
		SDs7	184
		SDs8	209
		SDs9	213
Specimens – Documented Use – Medium	27	SDm1	25
		SDm2	64
		SDm3	91
		SDm4	92
		SDm5	93
		SDm6	94
		SDm7	95
		SDm8	96
		SDm9	102
		SDm10	104
		SDm11	105
		SDm12	106
		SDm13	176
		SDm14	177
		SDm15	180
		SDm16	181
		SDm17	183
		SDm18	185
		SDm19	186
		SDm20	187
		SDm21	210
		SDm22	211
		SDm23	224
		SDm24	225
		SDm25	226
		SDm26	227
		SDm27	228
Specimens – Documented Use – Large	2	SDl1	179
		SDl2	212
Trimming and Boring Tools	4	TB1	17A
		TB2	19A
		TB3	21A
		TB4	22A
Trimming and Cutting Tool	1	TC1	23A
Trimming and Engraving Tool	1	TE1	107B

Note that his catalogue is arranged according to how the tools were used (as recorded in field notes); many of the tools could have been used for other tasks instead. The catalogue does not represent the Wola classification of chert tools, which is minimal in comparison. The collective term for flake tools is aeray ‘chert’. The only distinctions people make are between pointed flakes suitable for boring holes, called aeray wil hae (lit: chert nose stands); small tools suitable for shaving down strands of rattan, called tomaep aeray (lit: Calamus sp. chert); and small flakes mounted in makeshift handles called aeray habuwk lay (lit: chert split-handle hit). Persons infrequently make these distinctions in speech however, calling all tools simply aeray.