Elongated osseous implements, often referred to as osseous or bone rods, are a defining characteristic of Early Paleoindian cultures of North America. A rod found in the Lindenmeier collection at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, was radiocarbon dated and the results published several years ago, demonstrating its Mid Paleoindian association. The specimen highlighted the importance of museum collections for furthering our knowledge of rare items of the past. Subsequently, the “Lindenmeier” rod was found to be from a different location, the Hell Gap site. In this paper we trace the rod’s history to correct the archaeological record and discuss its place within variations among osseous rods.

细长的骨器具，通常被称为骨棒或骨棒，是北美早期古印度文化的一个决定性特征。在丹佛自然与科学博物馆的 Lindenmeier 收藏品中发现的一根杆子进行了放射性碳年代测定，结果于几年前发表，证明了它与中古印第安人的关联。该标本强调了博物馆藏品对于加深我们对过去稀有物品的了解的重要性。随后，发现“Lindenmeier”棒来自不同的地点，即地狱峡遗址。在本文中，我们追溯了棒的历史以纠正考古记录并讨论它在骨棒的变化中的位置。