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OXBOW BIFACE KNIFE [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

In Manitoba, Oxbow artifacts are found primarily in the southwestern and central portions of the province, although finds have be made as far away as Southern Indian Lake in the northern part of the province and along the Winnipeg River in the east.

OBS

biface: [said of] a type of prehistoric stone implement flaked on both faces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
OBS

biface : [se dit d'un] outil préhistorique de pierre, en forme d'amande, taillé sur ses deux faces.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arqueología
OBS

bifaz: dicho de un útil lítico: de forma más o menos almendrada, tallado por sus dos caras y con aristas cortantes, característico especialmente del Paleolítico inferior y del medio.

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