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Agate Basin

Paleo Indian and Early Archaic (10000-6000 B.C.) Agate Basin spear point or knife. Agate Basin points are found across a wide geographic region from Texas to northern Canada and from Colorado to New York. They are widely distriubted across the landscape from floodplains to the uplands.

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Agate Basin

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