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1913.21.124

Stone tool; fragment of flint blade

1913.21.124

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool; fragment of flint blade
Long description
Stone tool; fragment of blade. The stone is dark grey with white patina. The flake is triangular. [MJD 17/12/2013]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Aquitaine Dordogne Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Laugerie Haute
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Upper Palaeolithic Solutrean
Date collected
1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Stone
Dimensions
Width: max 30 mm, Length: max 31 mm, Thick: max 7 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.21.124
Research and responses

Solutrian : “short-lived style of toolmaking that flourished approximately 17,000 to 21,000 years ago in southwestern France”

"Solutrean industry" Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://search.eb.com/bol/topic?eu=70415&sctn=1 [Accessed December 2 1999]. [JP 2/12/1999]

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