A Functional Analysis of “Clear Fork” Artifacts From the Rio Grande Plain, Texas
- 20 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 38 (1), 90-96
- https://doi.org/10.2307/279314
Abstract
A series of "Clear Fork" tools from the Rio Grande Plain of southern Texas have been subjected to a functional analysis. Macroscopic, microscopic, and edge angle studies were conducted. A high frequency of nibbling wear was recorded on steeply-angled working edges. Comparisons of these data with several published studies indicate that this tool form was used in the working of wood or other tough materials.Keywords
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