Details
Context
Description
Details
Title:Microlith
Date: Mesolithic
Provenance:Godavarikhani, Peddapalli Dst. Telangana
Medium: Chalcedony – Stone
Dimensions(mm):10 x 25 x 6
Weight: 1.3 gm
Source of Acquisition: Gift
Credit Line: Sunil Samudrala, Godavarikhani
Accession Number: PIF/00ST21
Context
Environmental shifts in the Mesolithic period led to the significant technological development of microlith production.
Description
This piece of microlith is typically identified as an end flake made of chalcedony. Flaking is visible, and it has a cortex. It is characterized by weathering along the periphery, indicating that the original blank was also weathered.
