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Clovis toolmakers selected quartz crystal despite its difficulty to work with, suggesting a specific technological or cultural rationale.

ArchaeologyTechnologyMay 17, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the choice of difficult quartz crystal by Clovis toolmakers, raising questions about the reasons behind this selection in archaeological and technological contexts.

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Clovis toolmakers selected quartz crystal despite its difficulty to work with, suggesting a specific technological or cultural rationale.
Parent: Ancient TechnologyEntity: Clovis toolmakersImpact: neutralDate: May 17, 2026Target: The choice of quartz crystal by Clovis toolmakers

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Why did Clovis toolmakers choose difficult quartz crystal? ---- - 2 days ago | 7 points | 1 comments - URL: https://phys.org/news/2026-04-clovis-toolmakers-difficult-quartz-crystal.html - Discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48139435
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