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Old 06-29-2013 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Semisane
Did you catch the part about the fling nodules from deep underground being "soft as cheese"? Evidently it hardens after exposure to air.
An Archaeologist I knew years ago told me that Native Americans used to bury their chert nodules in wetlands or spring seeps to soften them. Chert is the chalky outer layer that surrounds raw flint. It's probably that white coating on the raw flint you see in the video clip.

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