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Some of us (although not many) find artifacts like this one much more interesting than "arrowheads" are (usually, at least).
this one began as a Core Correction Flake -- a removal from the working face of a conical blade core to provide a fresh striking surface at the proper angle after previous removals (and failed removals) had left it unusable. Thick at one edge, and tapering down to a thin opposite edge (wedge shaped in side view), as you'd expect.
Once removed though, it was well suited for modification into a heavy scraping (and cutting) tool, so it was. A scarce and interesting Paleo tool. (Note: when people stopped making conical blade cores at the end of the Paleo era, they necessarily stopped making these.)
The two spoke shave-like removals @ left don't show well in the picture, but add to the interest of it.
Note to to avoid confusion : in England this is a core correction flake. Here it's a core recovery flake. Nomenclature is a train wreck ; what's odd is, the people involved seem to like it that way.
this one began as a Core Correction Flake -- a removal from the working face of a conical blade core to provide a fresh striking surface at the proper angle after previous removals (and failed removals) had left it unusable. Thick at one edge, and tapering down to a thin opposite edge (wedge shaped in side view), as you'd expect.
Once removed though, it was well suited for modification into a heavy scraping (and cutting) tool, so it was. A scarce and interesting Paleo tool. (Note: when people stopped making conical blade cores at the end of the Paleo era, they necessarily stopped making these.)
The two spoke shave-like removals @ left don't show well in the picture, but add to the interest of it.
Note to to avoid confusion : in England this is a core correction flake. Here it's a core recovery flake. Nomenclature is a train wreck ; what's odd is, the people involved seem to like it that way.
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