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To: SunkenCiv
Hello from Clovis, NM.

It's also interesting to speculate from where they got the flint.

Blackwater Draw is a sand dune down to what used to be the water table.

6 posted on 09/15/2013 2:33:38 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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To: elkfersupper

just read an article somewhere that said there’s now a field tool archaeologists can use to pinpoint the source of the flint in minutes.

I don’t know. maybe google archaeologist flint field tool for the article


8 posted on 09/15/2013 2:43:43 PM PDT by ckilmer
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To: elkfersupper

here it is
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3067097/posts


9 posted on 09/15/2013 2:44:40 PM PDT by ckilmer
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To: elkfersupper
It's also interesting to speculate from where they got the flint.

The word "flint" is probably not always used correctly in regard to Clovis points. They were made from flint, certainly, but also other quartz minerals with conchoidal (shell-shaped) fracture. Those include chalcedony, chert, jasper, agate and obsidian in addition to flint.

There are major flint deposits in Ohio (Flint Ridge) and the colorful Alibates Flint in Texas. Less important deposits are found at many U.S. locations. The other minerals mentioned are abundant in most Western states and are found in many places around the country. The Clovis knappers probably traded for material as well.

10 posted on 09/15/2013 2:49:28 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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Interesting!


13 posted on 09/15/2013 3:07:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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