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The following pictures go through a slight progression from a flake to a rough biface that was broken. The flake was from a polyhedral core I was shaping, and I started to work on it bifacially bringing up the center line with direct percussion. In…

The following pictures detail the "cleaning process" of clearing cortical flakes off a nodule of Georgetown Flint. Some of the flakes show decent feather terminations, while others may detail a hinge or step fracture. This can be caused by a variety…

This is a gunflint similar to those used in the Civil War era, and was found in Maryland. There is no provenience, but it is an interesting lithic that demonstrates the wide use of flint up to more modern times.

An obsidian crested first series cortical macroblade. 86mm long and 14mm wide. Detached from obsidian polyhedral core by indirect percussion using a moose punch and billet.

A pedernales crested first series cortical blade. 92mm long and 34mm wide. Detached from pedernales polyhedral core by direct percussion using a deer antler billet.

An obsidian crested first series obsidian blade. 52mm long and 16mm wide. Detached from pedernales polyhedral core using a moose punch and billet.

A pedernales crested first series cortical blade. 72mm long and 17mm wide. Removed from pedernales polyhedral core by direct percussion using deer antler billet.

A georgetown crested first series blade. 65mm long and 21mm wide. Detached from georgetown polyhedral core by indirect percussion using a moose punch and billet.

An obsidian crested first series macroblade. 124mm long and 24mm wide. Detached from obsidian polyhedral core by indirect percussion using a moose antler punch and billet.