Meaning Biface knife: a cutting implement made of stone
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Biface knife: a cutting implement made of stone


a carved and ground stone object, generally made from slate, usually in the outline form of a bird, thought to have been used in the Transitional Archaic and Early Woodland periods as a weight on a spearthrower; these enigmatic objects are most frequently discovered as deliberate offerings in human graves.
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