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T-Base Drills

Used by all prehistoric cultures for drilling holes in shell, bone, or stone to make a variety of ornaments, pipes, spear-thrower weights, and other artifacts

Base extends at right angle to long axis of drill, forming shape of the letter "T"

Thick, diamond-shaped cross section


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