Older The Better
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- Apr 24, 2017
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I’ve got a site where I’m noticing more and more of these flakes with roughly a quarter inch of retouch. They are found near the top of a bluff on a ledge so I’ve ruled out water action like creek chatter or farming practices. I’m trying to wrap my mind around them, I understand a quick cutter but why only sharpen a small area and why chose such a small flake? Plenty of fully developed biface and uniface tools are around so it makes me wonder why go back to a flake? Are these a purposeful type to preform a certain task? … any thoughts or wags are welcome, I know it’s not as exciting as a Clovis but I’m trying to reconstruct the past, and more details make for a better picture.
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