another one I can't pinpoint! It has ob tran flaking and possibly some grinding! Surface find also!

Wow! Looks like a nicely crafted Darl Blade....

(Horizontal transverse flaking). Nice Find!

Thank you mike for the correction! Hor trans flaking! Glad you like it! Darl blade, I thought so but it seemed little to the others I have seen! Thanks!

Could an experienced/expert indian knapper of gotten those knots off the middle?

Not after the hinge flakes were made from opposite sides. Once a hinge flake occurs , it must be cleared from the other side. A flake into a hinge flake will worsen it . Anyways, hope that helps rgs Cluton you're findin' some great stuff man ! Keep em comming

Yes Cluton, your finds seem to continuously keep

getting better from this site. You keep scratching

on the door of an archaic layer, thats got to be

there! Yes, after the hinge flakes are done, thats

pretty much it. But of course if you turned this blade

sideways (cross-section), I doubt there would be any

need for having removed the center median section.

beautiful flaking

side pic of darl blade! It's pretty thin!

other side! Flaking is nice also!

Now thats what I'm talkin about! Still nice and thin!

Great Find!