AWL
OLIVE BRANCH SITE
ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS
EARLY ARCHAIC
PRIVATE COLLECTION
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    Several examples of awls were also found at Olive Branch. They were formed by pressure flaking one end of the flake into a sturdy  projecting point that could be used for piercing through soft materials like wood, hide, antler, bone or shell. Gramly writes that, "Judging by their large size and thickness, these implements were hand-held and used with considerable force on wood and other yielding substances." The example illustrated here is made of Kaolin chert.

Dalton awl from the Olive Branch site.

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