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Extraordinary Artifacts


Engine

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Artifact #149
The showpiece of the Fenn Cache, this is one of the finest Clovis points ever found.

Prop

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Artifact #142
Fashioned from Utah agate, this is a classic Clovis point in size, flaking, and proportions.

Wing Structure

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Artifact #107
The scratches visible on the flaked base, or flute, of this obsidian point revealed a residue of fossil pine pitch.

Landing Gear

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Artifact #154
Made of smoky quartz crystal, this point is transparent. Its shape suggests to experts that it may have once been part of a larger point.

Tail Assembly

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Artifact #151
No one knows what this crescent-shaped tool was used for, though it has turned up in association with Clovis points elsewhere. While the tool's middle edges are dull from grinding, its ends remain sharp.

Cruciform

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Artifact #152
Also of Green River Formation chert, this artifact is similar to other Clovis blades.

Bamboo Frame

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Artifact #116
This chert point shows superior control of "overshot flaking."

Tail Skid

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Artifact #104
This specimen shows worn ridges on its flake scars,

Tail Skid

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Artifact #111
This Clovis biface

Tail Skid

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