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Hearst Museum object titled Worked twig, accession number 1-127106, described as Bi-pointed piece of wood; possibly an arrow foreshaft; unburned. Possible evidence of sinew or string wrapping at one end. Length: 194.0 mm; maximum diameter: 6.7 mm; diameter 1 cm from tip: 4.8 mm. (Richard F. Ambro).

Hearst Museum object titled Worked twigs, accession number 1-127107a-d, described as Peeled twigs. A) split and broken piece of wood; appears to have been cut with a stone tool, then snapped at one end; traces of bark remain on one surface; unburned; function unknown. Length: 96.8 mm; maximum diameter: 12.9 mm. B) Small pointed object of wood; burned at end opposite the point; resembles bone gorges from this site. Possibly a gorge of wood. Length: 34.5 mm; maximum diameter: 3.2 mm. C) twig broken at one end; cut and frayed at other end to produce a fibrous mass at one end of twig; bark removed; unburned. Length: 168.0 mm; maximum diameter: 6.0 mm. D) longitudinally split piece of wood; bark partially removed with sharp cutting implement; one end cut and burned. Length: 222.0 mm; maximum width: 12.5 mm. (Richard F. Ambro).

Hearst Museum object titled Worked wood, accession number 1-232707, described as burnt

Hearst Museum object titled Worked wood, accession number 1-127102a-oo, described as Modified wood fragments. 42 sticks of wood and cane, variously split, cut and/or broken; some burned; some with red pigment; some peeled. See data sheet (six pages) for individual descriptions of "a" through "oo". (Richard F. Ambro).