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Tools

Composite tool

Hominin who used this tool

Homo sapiens

Age of tool

< 5,000 ya

This tool consists of a small stone blade knife set in a piece of deer antler, and was used for many purposes. The tool was smoothed and shaped by grinding it against another rock with water and sand. If the whole tool had been set, at right angles, in a wooden haft it may have been used as an adze-blade.

composite tool
composite tool

More information
Initial reduction flaking
Advanced reduction flaking
Pecking, grinding and polishing
Hafting

Other tools
Core tool
Chopper tool
Hand axe
Blade knife
Arrowhead
Ground edge axe

Aboriginal tools
Grinding stone
Waisted axe