CORE BLADE
A SECONDARY CORE TRIMMING FLAKE
McKINNIS CLOVIS CACHE
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI
DONNIE McKINNIS COLLECTION
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   This blade was struck from a prepared core and is

classified as a secondary core trimming flake. The

only outer cortex is located on the end of the blade.

There is one dorsal ridge that was formed by two

previous blade removals. This blade has one of the

most pronounced curves as compared to the other
blades in the cache. This core blade is made of

Burlington chert and it measures 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm)

long, 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) wide and 9/16 of an inch

(1.4 cm) thick.

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