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(FIGURE 6A)
OVERSHOT FLAKE
WINDY CITY SITE
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, MAINE
PHOTO BY
ROBERT A. LEWIS, MAINE STATE MUSEUM
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This picture shows both sides of an overshot flake that
was recovered from the Windy City site in northern Maine
The arrow points in the direction of the vector of force and
to the portion of the edge of the biface that was detached.
Overshot flakes represent one type of break pattern that is
typically found on Clovis stone tool manufacturing sites.
This style of edge-to-edge percussion flaking is also known
as the outre passe method of flaking. This overshot flake is
made of
Munsungan chert and it
measures approximately
2 5/8 inches (6.6 cm) long and 1 7/16 inches (3.6 cm) wide.
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