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| JCPA4 |
A mini black and blue-gray chert Paleo Crescent having |
Recovered in |
45.00 |
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only cursory flaking to side A. Side B is mostly uni- |
Washoe Co., NV |
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faced with some pressure flaking to the convex edge |
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| PA123 |
A poor man's Paleo Midland Dart |
Recovered in |
150.00 |
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point Professionally Restored by |
El Paso Co., TX |
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Dr. Gomer from an original semi- |
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translucent chert base (1st photo) |
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| SLPA67 |
A nice slender fine grained |
Offered by the finder |
170.00 |
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black basalt Paleo Crescent |
who recovered this one |
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thoroughly flaked on both faces |
in the Alvord Desert in |
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with slight usage wear to one tip |
Harney Co., OR |
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and a chip off the opposing tip |
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| MHPA1265 |
A heavily patinated (mostly on side B) dark |
Found in |
40.00 |
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brown chocolate chert Scottsbluff dart point well |
Colorado |
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flaked on both faces but having an impact fracture |
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to the tip. (photo 7) It has a circular depression |
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on the stem of side A from a crystal inclusion |
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which weathered away. The stem is nicely ground |
Ex: Michael Hough |
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| SLPA66 |
A nice deep gray fine-grained |
Offered by the finder |
255.00 |
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basalt Crescent, slightly larger |
who recovered this one |
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than the average size with both |
in the Alvord Desert in |
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ends showing usage chipping |
Harney Co., OR |
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| DHPA5 |
A fairly small (for type) heavily |
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120.00 |
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river polished blue-gray chert |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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"dipper style" Paleo Crescent |
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which shows traces of having |
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sustained a lateral shear to one |
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cutting edge from ancient usage |
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| DHPA6 |
A blue-gray chert Paleo Butterfly |
Recovered in the |
150.00 |
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Crescent having nice desert polish, |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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2 ancient fire pops (photo 6) and |
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lateral shears to both cutting edges |
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(photos 7 & 8) from ancient usage. |
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For all it's ancient flaws, it's still an |
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attractive piece which displays well |
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| DHPA8 |
A medium brown jasper Paleo Butterfly |
Recovered in the |
150.00 |
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Crescent having a highly unusual "flat" form. |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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Both faces appear to have been formed by |
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a shearing technology, leaving flat sections |
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in the middle of each side, but with delicate |
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pressure flaking around all edges on side |
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A, and around all edges of side B except |
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the bottom edge. Quite a unique example |
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of this highly desirable piece |
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| DHPA9 |
Now this one must have been made by the same |
Recovered in the |
100.00 |
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knapper as DHPA8, above. A fairly small (for type) |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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medium gray chert Paleo Butterfly Crescent having a |
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highly unusual "flat" form. Both faces appear to have |
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been formed by a shearing technology, leaving flat |
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sections in the middle of each side, but with delicate |
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pressure flaking around all edges on side A, and to |
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only the top edge on side B. It has a salvaged lateral |
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fracture from ancient usage to one cutting end, |
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which didn't put it out of commission |
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| DHPA11 |
A fairly nice mottled gray chert Paleo |
Recovered in the |
120.00 |
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Butterfly Crescent having a slight shear to one |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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tip and an anciently salvaged opposing tip |
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which was rounded off in the salvage process. |
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It was made on a fairly thick flake, and retains |
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50% of the original flake's cortex on side B |
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and 5% on side A (bottom of photo 2). |
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Flaking patterns are thorough on side A, but |
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only the edges were flaked on side B |
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| DHPA12 |
A fairly long, slender, heavily river |
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125.00 |
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polished black chert Paleo Crescent |
Alvord Desert, OR |
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which shows thorough flaking patterns |
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and an ancient nick to one tip, which |
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has been smoothed over with the river |
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polishing process (photos 6 & 7) |
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| RPPA13 |
A fairly attractive mottled gray and light brown chert uni-faced |
Recovered in Nevada |
110.00 |
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Paleo Crescent. It has a small nick to one end and some |
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roughness to the opposite end's cutting edge, but is in very |
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good condition for the age. It doesn't have the typical paleo |
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grinding as normally seen on most crescents. |
Ex: Perino |
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| SLPA51 |
A cream and yellow agate |
Found in the Alvord |
60.00 |
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mostly uni-faced Crescent
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Desert, Harney Co., |
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missing a fair sized portion of |
Oregon by the seller |
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one wing, which was sheared |
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off at almost a 45 degree angle |
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| SLPA55 |
A dark brown chert Crescent |
Found in the Alvord |
60.00 |
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having a lighter brown, red and
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Desert, Harney Co., |
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orange section to one wing, |
Oregon by the seller |
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mostly showing on side B. |
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Secondary pressure flaking is |
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very crude and sparse and is |
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mostly confined to the edges |
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