Pipestone Carving Tools: Results of Use-wear and Residue Analyses

The following research was an attempt to identify tools that were used in the manufacture of pipestone pipes and to determine the sites in which this activity occurred. Use-wear and residue analyses were applied to tool types previously identified as used in pipe manufacture and using artifacts from four Great Bend Aspect sites in Kansas. These analyses identified pipestone use-wear and residue on tools from all four sites. Additionally, new tool types were added to the list of those previously identified as used in pipe manufacture.