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File:Chert (similar to flint) was a valuable stone for making spear points in the arctic. A solid chunk like this might be carried (c4ef204a-1dd8-b71c-07fc-78375d4225d8).jpg

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English: Score!
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English: NPS Photo
Title
English: Score!
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English: U.S. National Park Service
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Stone lying on tundra

Chert (similar to flint) was a valuable stone for making spear points in the arctic. A solid chunk like this might be carried long distances as source material for new tools

  • Keywords: rock; noatak national preserve; noat; landscape; geology; copter peak; backcountry; autumn; archeology; alaska
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English: Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
Date Taken on 2 September 2012
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English: NPGallery
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English: Fantastic Landscapes

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