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This is more of a description of a triangular or ovoid knife used during the Archaic period.
Archaic Knife
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Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large triangular to ovoid knife with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The base may range from slightly convex to slightly concave. This knife has a random flaking pattern.
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This is a medium to large triangular to ovoid knife with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The base may range from slightly convex to slightly concave. This knife has a random flaking pattern.
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This description is primarily used in highlighted states, but may be used to describe Archaic period knives found through-out North America.
Age / Periods:
Date:6,000 - 4,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
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