I believe I have discovered a possible explanation for the formation of two types of flakes Pelcin created with his work. Pelcin and I believe these two different flake types are the result of two different propagation modes. My explanation for these two types is new and exciting and I believe other knappers will also be interested. Since I never could keep a secret for long, I want to share these findings at this time in this status report. I have divided this document into a number of sections in an attempt to make the presentation more understandable.
Some sections are nontechnical while others are highly technical.
I have identified each in the following descriptions. Just click on the link to read the section. Credit to some additional individuals is given here. Since this status report was first written in November 1998, I have continued almost non-stop with the research. I now know that the two flake types are not the cone and bending flakes that was first proposed in November 1998.