Antler Billet from the Saxman Site, 14RC301
Date: 1500-1650 CE
This flintknapping tool, an antler billet, was recovered from the Saxman site in Rice County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2016. The billet was made from the base of an antler and was used to remove flakes from chert during flintknapping. The Saxman site, a large Great Bend aspect village, was occupied by the ancestral Wichita people.

Antler Billet from the Shrope Site, 14CO331
Date: 1400-1725 CE
This flintknapping tool, an antler billet, was recovered from the Shrope village site in Cowley County. The billet was made from the base of an antler and was used like a hammer to remove flakes from chert during flintknapping. The Shrope site, a large Great Bend aspect (ancestral Wichita) village, was excavated by Kansas Historical Society archeologists and crew in 1995. Forty-ne archeological features, such as storage pits, hearths, and post molds, were uncovered at the site.