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1913.21.359

Stone tool; piece of leaf-shaped blade, possibly unfinished

1913.21.359

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool; piece of leaf-shaped blade, possibly unfinished
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Aquitaine Dordogne Bourdeilles Fourneau du Diable
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, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Width: max 26 mm, Thick: max 6.2 mm, Length: max 56 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.21.359
Research and responses

Fourneau du Diable is an Upper Palaeolithic occupation site. Excavation revealed the foundations of a hut. The tools are part of the Solutrean industry. For more information on tools from the site see: Daniel, R.1969. Les Burins de Noailles du Fourneau du Diable, commune de Bourdeilles (Dordogne). Bulletin de la Société préhistorique de France 66: pp 16. [MN 08/05/2009]

Search terms: Tool, Flake

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