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microliths (<tool and equipment components>, <components by specific context>, ... Components (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Very small stone tools, usually only a few centimeters in size and typically made of flint or chert, used by hunter-gathers and other ancient people throughout the world, at different times in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Microliths were often combined with wood, bone, resin and fiber to form composite tools or weapons, such as the points of spears and arrows.
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| microliths (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| microlith (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| microlieten (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| microliet (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.PJ |
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.... Components (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ components (objects parts) (G) |
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............ <components by specific context> (G) |
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................ <tool and equipment components> (G) |
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.................... microliths (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Dutch ..... Werktuig uit het mesolithicum, gemaakt van vuursteen en zeer klein, meestal ongeveer één centimeter lang en een halve centimeter breed. Werd gemaakt door het punt van een grotere kling af te breken. Zo bleef een typisch afvalproduct achter: de 'kerfrest'. |
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| produce .... |
microburins |
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(<object genres by form>, object genres (object classifications), Object Genres (hierarchy name)) [300400614] |
| reflect/produced by .... |
microlithic (general) |
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(<styles, periods, and cultures by general era>, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) [300386009] |
| used/function as .... |
projectile points |
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(projectile weapon components, weapon components, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300024860] |
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