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The term blade is often used to mean different things in archaeology, causing confusion. I have seen it used for bifaces that lack hafting modifications (notches or stems) and large, well-made bifaces. Fortunately, both of these types of arifacts are slowly migrating to the term biface. I am going to use the term blade in the context of a detached piece from a core twice as long as it is wide. 5.3 inch long unifacial blade found in Carbon County, Wyoming. At first I thought this was an overshot flake, but then I thought how many 5.3 inch long overshot flakes have I seen? Instead, I am stating that the striking platform that detached this blade from the core was just well-worked. One of the pictures shows the platform. I have no idea what culture made this blade or its age, but I assume it is very early and Paleoindian. Can I prove this? No. Do I suspect this based on experience? Yes. The material is quartzite, not uncommon on the high plains.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 00:08:29 +0000

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