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Figure 28. Side view of
same preform showing
how blade is knapped thin
while handle is left thick.
Also see #60 (#35). Ignore
clay lunp on base.
Neolithic Danish Daggers: an experimental peek
Figure 29. Sketch of ideal Stage 4 Secondary
Preform replica, showing cross-sections and ap-
dle
(handle is a bit thin). Compare with Figure
14, dagger 178. (#58) 26,4 cm.
vividly depicting contrast between thinness of blade and thickness of handle. Note
that opposite things are happening with blade and handle. The blade is made to lose
thickness while keeping width, while the handle is made to keep thickness while losing
width, with a characteristic abrupt transition between the two. See Figures 34, 60 and
61. Dagger 240. (#88) 28,2 cm.
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