EARLY STAGE DALTON These six early stage fluted Dalton preforms were found during the excavation of the Olive Branch site in southern Illinois. They represent fairly rare examples of Dalton fluting failures. They were broken when an attempt was made to thin the preforms by striking
a prepared platform on their bases, using percussion. longitudinally thin the preform. Instead of removing a portion of the surface of the preform the channel flakes plunged downward causing them to break apart. |