EARLY STAGE DALTON
FLUTED PREFORMS

OLIVE BRANCH SITE

ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PRIVATE COLLECTION
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     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.
This fluting technology was applied in order to

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.

Early stage Dalton fluted preforms from Olive Branch.

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