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Ancient? Tine based Technnique?

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Zuma:
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caveman2533:
  This is not about trying to make overshoots but in learning about a possible method that may have been used to make points in ancient times. Maybe Joel should have put a question mark after the word ancient. I am not interested in wether it can be used to make overshots. It's been proven overshot can easily be done with hammer stone and antler batons. Ancient knappers are humans just like us and if they wanted to make overshots I think they would have done it the easiest way possible. I think Ben's proposed method can be used  as a possible method for smaller points but I have trouble seeing it for larger ones.

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caveman2533:
I don't think it was a bipolar strike, I think the bulb you see on the right, is an incipient cone from a previous attempt to remove it from the right side, and it would not go.  either way uncontrolled like this it was catastrophic to that point. I do agree with lots of practice I think it could be controlled better.

le0n:
^^ that's logical.

caveman2533:
I made a real short punch like most of his and am gonna give this palm punching a whirl this weekend

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