POINT
SOLUTREAN

LAUGERIE HAUTE SITE
SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE
COPYRIGHT DECEMBER 31, 2007 PETER A. BOSTROM
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTION
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     This point was made by using the most simple techniques of stone tool manufacturing. It was made from a flake that was trimmed into shape around the edges by pressure flaking. This point may have been used as a projectile point that was mounted onto the end of a spear or dart or it may have been hafted onto a short handle and used as a knife. This point was made from a good quality opaque white chert. It measures 3 3/16 inches (8.1 cm) long and 3/8 inch (1 cm) thick.

Solutrean projectile point or knife, southwestern France.

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