Chert (Material Keyword)

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-945. The artifact is a secondary flake manufactured from light gray/dark brown mottled Monterey chert.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-946. The artifact is a tertiary flake of tan and dark gray banded Monterey chert.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-947. The artifacts are a secondary flake and a tertiary flake of tan Monterey chert.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-948. The artifacts are two secondary Monterey chert flakes. A fragment of marine shell was also noted but given that it is a nonnative species (Chione sp.) and its proximity to the Sudden Ranch, it is unlikely that the marine shell is prehistoric.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-949. The artifacts are two Monterey chert flakes. One flake was discovered during a pedestrian survey in January of 2004. Subsurface testing was initiated in the immediate area surrounding the isolate in February 2004 to determine if additional cultural material was present. Six shovel test pits (STPs) were excavated around the original flake, one of which yielded an additional flake. The second flake was discovered less than 10 feet from...

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-950. The artifact is a projectile point midsection made from mottled brown and gray Monterey chert. The artifact was discovered just north of a model airplane field alongside a dirt track. One shovel test pit (STP) was excavated at the location where the artifact was found, and four more STPs were excavated around the artifact. None of the STPs yielded cultural materials.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-951. The artifact is a primary chert flake measuring 7 cm by 6 cm by 4 cm and has cortex near platform. Less than five shell fragments (abalone & clam) were observed within 10 m of the flake. Antiquity of shell is uncertain but does not appear to be prehistoric.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-952. The artifact is a mid-stage biface reduction chert flake measuring 4 cm by 1.5 cm by 0.5 cm, vicinity appears to be relatively undisturbed.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-953. The artifact are two Monterey chert flakes. Both artifacts appear to be early- or mid-stage biface reduction debris. One flake exhibits a small amount of cortex at the distal end. Vicinity appears to be relatively intact.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-954. The artifact is a late-stage biface reduction Monterey chert flake.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-955. The artifacts are two Monterey chert flakes. Both appear to be early-stage biface debris and both exhibit cortex fragments.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-956. The artifact is a Monterey chert flake. The artifact is a mid- to late-stage biface thinning flake. It was located within a heavily graveled ditch bank, and it is highly unlikely the flake is in its original context.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-958. The artifact is a large dark brown Monterey chert stemmed projectile point.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-961. The artifact is a Monterey chert flake.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-962. The artifact is a Monterey chert utilized flake tool measuring 7 cm by 4 cm by 2 cm.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-963. The artifact is a chert biface.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-965. The artifacts are a tertiary flake and a dark brown and cream chert.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-966. The artifact is a dark gray tertiary chert flake.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-969. The artifact is a chert biface, base is missing.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-970. The artifact is a chert projectile point.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-971. The artifact is a chert flake tool broken in two pieces.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-973. The artifact is a chert biface.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-974. The artifact is a brown chert biface.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-975. The artifact is a black and white Monterey chert thinning flake with edge modification.

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This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-976. The artifact is a Monterey chert core fragment.