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MAYAN STEMMED This dark blue and gray banded stemmed macro blade is a good example. The two large side flakes and the center flake were driven off the core to prepare it for the final removal of this blade. The blade was then finished with a stem and some edge shaping. The handle on this example is only partially bifacially flaked on the end. Most of the handle was shaped by edge trimming. This stemmed macro blade is made of Colha chert and measures 9 3/8 inches (23.7 cm) long and 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm) wide.
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