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The Antiquarian [serial] (1897)

Columbus, Ohio : Landon Print. and Pub. Co. · leaf 78

An illustration from The Antiquarian [serial], 1897, leaf 78
ig. 2, made of chipped flint, was essentialto the nomads outfit for war or the chase.The pointed blade with cutting edgesserved as a knife; the lateral notches held thestring that fastened the implement to thebelt or quiver, and the concave indentationat the broad end was the shaft scraper.… … Occasionally there is found about oldIndian camping places or village sites inthis region, an ovoid, or flat, waterwornquartzite pebble, from three to six inchesin diameter, with a notch struck out of itsthinnest edge, hnaving been so manipulatedby striking off a flake first from one side andthen…

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