The different diameters of the awl points and shafts lend themselves to different types and finenesses of fibers.
It had 22 of 28 needles (79%), 24 of 37 awls (65%), 75% of all picks, and 100% of the battens.
This is accomplished through examining the contexts and distributions of spindle whorls, bone needles, bone pins and hairpins, bone awls, and limestone bars.
All together, as with the greenstone awls, the predominant avian imagery of these motifs strengthens the association of spoons with spinning and weaving.
Needles and awls were highly polished and frequently heat-treated for added strength.
Some of the bones have been modified into tools such as awls and points.
She has identified a total of 65 bone perforators, awls, needles, and/or pins.
We have tentatively identified these as another kind of awl, but until a better interpretation can be reached, this is simply called a composite tool.
