This biface was discovered in place as shown in the picture.
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A light green colour was exposed indicating that an oxidized copper item was encased beneath the veneer of hardened clay.
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The clay along the top portion of this vessel has been intentionally clipped out to produce a wavy zig-zag lip form referred to as crenulated.
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This artifact was surface collected from the beach sands of an eroded shoreline and, although the item is a broken piece of pottery made from firing tempered clay, it is unlikely to have been part of a clay pot.
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This artifact has been identified as an elongated atlatl weight with what appears to be an animal face carved into one end.
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In early May of 2006 I was on a spring expedition surveying various sections of the shoreline around Lac Seul. At this time of year the water temperatures are very cold and the weather can be extremely volatile. Cruising around the lake and sleeping in a tent well out of reach of a cell signal is not for the faint of heart.
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In early September of 2014 my friend and anthropology lab technician at Lakehead University, Clarence Surette, had driven from Thunder Bay to help me dig interior test pits on my research site.
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In other words, my archaeological Holy Grail would be to find a complete vessel (pot). My specific and ongoing “quest” for the complete “vessel” eventually was referred to (and not affectionately) by my wife as, the vesselquest.
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