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Plano point

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Inarchaeology,Plano pointsare flaked stone projectile points and tools created by the variousPlano culturesof theNorth AmericanGreat Plainsbetween9000 BCand6000 BCfor hunting, and possibly to kill other humans.

They arebifaciallyworked and have been divided into numerous sub-groups based on variations in size, shape and function includingAlberta points,Cody points,Frederick points,Eden pointsandScottsbluff points.Plano points do not include the hollowing or 'fluting' found inClovisandFolsom points.[1]

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  1. ^Davis, Loren G. (6 November 2013)."Evolution of Projectile Points".Idaho Cultural Resources.Boise: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2012.Retrieved27 December2013.