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To: MtnClimber

From what I understand it is all dependent on the time frame. Sizes started to get smaller as they moved from Megafuana to smaller game. And the progression from Spears to Atlatl and Darts to Arrows the same. Guess they had to make the weapons fit the game available as time went along.


53 posted on 12/18/2024 8:23:10 AM PST by Openurmind
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There is a variation on the Clovis point that is called a Cumberland point. It is fluted like a Clovis, but is flared at the base. I have four nice examples with most around 5 inches long. They look like this:


61 posted on 12/18/2024 10:38:44 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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