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Photomicrographs of a pointed flake tool taken with binocular compound microscope. In the top images, the haft element is shown; a), microplating wash with filled-in striations, typical of contact with wood; b) probable post-depositional trampling damage. The bottom set of images shows indications of rotary motion on the graver tip of the tool. This combined evidence indicates this tool was used as a hafted graver on soft to medium-soft material, such as deciduous wood. The microplating wash and striations in haft area suggest the handle was made of wood. Images by Marvin Kay.
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