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Context
Description
Details
Title:Microlith
Date: Mesolithic
Provenance:Godavarikhani, Peddapalli Dst. Telangana
Medium: Chert (Dark Brown) – Stone
Dimensions(mm): 9 x 22.33 x 3
Weight: 0.72 gm
Source of Acquisition: Gift
Credit Line: Sunil Samudrala, Godavarikhani
Accession Number: PIF/00ST23
Context
A notable technological stride was made in the Mesolithic period: the emergence of microliths, smaller tools, a direct result of environmental transformations.
Description
Chert stone is used to create a type of microlith known as an ‘end flake’, which features sharp edges that taper downward made of a dark brown stone ‘chert’. It is produced from either a small blade (microblade) or a larger blade-like piece of flint through a process of abrupt or truncated retouching.
