UTAH AGATE BIFACES
FENN CACHE
BORDER AREA OF UTAH, IDAHO & WYOMING
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COPYRIGHT MAY 31, 2012 PETER A. BOSTROM

    All four of these Clovis bifaces are made of Utah agate. They all have a lanceolate form that suggests they probably represent early stages of finished Clovis points.
   The biface at top left was made with nicely done evenly spaced percussion flaking. It measures 5 7/8 inches (15 cm) long.
   The biface at top right is another example of a well made and better than average flaked biface from the cache. It measures 7 3/4 inches (196.5 cm) long.
   The biface at lower left is described as having enough pressure finishing-flaking done to the edge near the tip that it might suggest its intended use as a knife. This biface also has two very large end thinning flute flakes that were removed from both sides of the base. This point measures 5 7/8 inches (14.9 cm) long.
   The biface at lower right is typical of other examples in the cache. It was bifacially shaped with very large percussion flake removals and roughly pressure trimmed along the edges. This biface also has one large end thinning flute flake scar on one side. The large inclusion-flaw near the base possibly would have made it difficult to finish the biface into a Clovis point unless its length was reduced. This biface measures 7 7/16 inches (18.9 cm) long.

Four Utah agate bifaces from the Fenn cache.

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