Microlith
A microlith is a small stone tool, typically knapped of flint or chert, usually about three centimetres long or less; They are typically one centimetre long and half a centimetre wide when finished. Microliths were either produced from small blades (microblades) or made by snapping normal big blades in a controlled manner, which leaves a very typical piece of waste (microburin). The latter type of microliths are called geometric microliths. They can be formed as various kinds of triangles, lunate shaped, trapezes, etc. The shape of the microlith can be used for dating.
Microliths were produced during the middle stone age (Mesolithic)
They were probably used as barbs on arrows, spears and other composite tools.
Microliths are found throughout Europe and Asia.
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External links
 Huanghua microlith discovery by Huanghua Archaeological Group, Hebei Rise of Chinese civilization , Carleton University
Why Microliths? Microlithization in the Levant Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association
Mesolithic microliths from Retreat Field, Topsham Prehistoric Exeter, Exeter City Council
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