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The Burin-Faceted Projectile Point

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Jeremiah F. Epstein
Jeremiah F. Epstein*
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
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Abstract

A series of Paleo-Indian and Archaic projectile points with burin facets at either the proximal or distal end is described. Most of the points come from Texas. The burin facets appear to be intentional products of the burin technique, used either for the production of burins and burin spalls, or for modifying the shape of the point itself. Paleo-Indian point types with burin facets include Clovis, Cumberland, Folsom, Plainview, Meserve, Angostura, and a number of variant forms. The data suggest that the burin or the burin technique may have been widespread throughout North America during early fluted-point times.

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Research Article
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , October 1963 , pp. 187 - 201
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1963

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