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Figure 25. Ideal, extra-wide, Stage 3 Primary
Preform replica, as produced by author
Danish knapper, Thorbjørn Petersen.
(#05EC36) 28,8 cm.
Errett Callahan
Figure 27. Near-ideal Stege 4 Secondary Preform
This is the stage where direct percussion is
pushed to the limit, prior to the onset of punching
of handle margins. On some pieces of thick
material, punching may enter earlier. Dagger 129.
(#35).
124
Figure 26. Sketch of typical Stage 3
ing
cross-sections. Note handaxe-
parallel-sided handle area. This is the
required. Up to this stage, the preforms
for Types IV and V are identical.
Differences become evident in the
forthcoming stages (though lastminute
switching from IV to V is possible).
27,2 cm. (Compare with Fig. 13)
Dagger 154 (#50), 99% soft hammer
percussion.