NOTCHED STEM BIFACE
This is one of the finest flaked but most peculiarly shaped bifaces
that was found during the excavation of Craig Mound. The biface was
impressively shaped and thinned with skillfully done percussion
flaking on both sides and fine pressure flaking along the edges. The
quality and style of flaking on this biface compares to some Ramey
knives from Cahokia. The material is good quality chert that hasn't
been positively identified yet. The "exotic" style of this biface
does not conform to any known established point type. The base has a
notched stem instead of a rounded or pointed base like most bifaces
from the Spiro Caddoan region. At least one other example of these
odd biface types was found in Craig Mound which is illustrated by Hamilton.
Although only half of the point was found it measures 7 inches (17.8
cm) long, 3 1/4 inches (8.3 cm) wide and 5/16 inch (7.5 mm) thick. This biface measures 8 1/2 inches (21.6 cm)
long.
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