The dog skull was analyzed and compared with dog remains found at other early sites. There were no butchering marks, and it was found away from the camp, among bison and other bones. Archaic bands like the people at Itasca may have used dogs for food, but more often they seem to have kept them as hunting companions. The stone tools were notable for the wide variety of materials used. Large tool and hammerstone from the hill.
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Twelve projectile points were found at the campsite and four in the creek valley. Most were small side-notched points like those shown here. The makers tended to use different kinds of stone for different tools. Conclusions and Interpretation Archaeologists believe that bands of Archaic hunters visited the valley of Nicollet Creek a number of times over a period of more than 1,000 years. They had dogs, which may have been used for pulling loads as well as for hunting and were probably eaten in times of need.