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Any ideas what this might be? Its huge
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Havilah_Springs
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Re: Any ideas what this might be?
Hello drsno1,
Some side profile pictures would help a lot, but it appears to be a hand ax or a very large chopper.
H_S
Hello drsno1,
Some side profile pictures would help a lot, but it appears to be a hand ax or a very large chopper.
H_S
Jon Stewart
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As mentioned or a big old bi-face.
joshuaream
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I'd call it a quarry blank. It could have been used, but I think a lot of those are just where an ancient knapper decided not to carry a big nodule of flint back to the camp. He just knocked off the cortex and got to see if the stone was solid in the middle.
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They are quaried blanks that can be used in a pinch for many things. I've never left one behind, I always hold onto them when I find them.
I aways thought they were made, used and left where they used it last. (such as in a camp) Large enough to sustain many resharps and to be used again and again. Easy to make, there was no use to carry them along as raw material was everywhere.
I like the large ones too. Nice !! Thanks Lone Star
I aways thought they were made, used and left where they used it last. (such as in a camp) Large enough to sustain many resharps and to be used again and again. Easy to make, there was no use to carry them along as raw material was everywhere.
I like the large ones too. Nice !! Thanks Lone Star
