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Backed tools are an artifact class. These have the sides opposite the cutting edge napped/ground blunt, have cortex there or, like this one, are tranchet flaked at a 90-degree angle. The intention behind this is to be able to really bear down without risking the hand damage a sharp edge could cause. This one is of Camden chert from western Tennessee.



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