Microlith

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/microlith

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1. What is the typical dimensions?Approximately 1 cm (length) x 0.5 cm (width)
2. What is the primary raw materials?Flint, chert, and other fine-grained siliceous rocks
3. What are microliths?Microliths are very small stone tools made from materials like flint or chert. They are only about 1 centimeter long and 0.5 centimeters wide, and people used them thousands of years ago for hunting and other tasks.
4. How big are microliths?Microliths are tiny, usually around 1 centimeter long and 0.5 centimeters wide. That's about the size of a small match head.

Lithic Industry: The study of stone tool production, including the materials, techniques, and resulting artifacts.
Conchoidal Fracture: The smooth, curved fracture pattern observed in brittle materials like glass and flint when broken.
Debitage: The waste material produced during the process of stone tool manufacture.
Retouching: The process of secondary flaking on a stone tool to shape its edge or form.