Microblade technology
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Microblade technology is a period of technological microlith development marked by the creation and use of small stone blades, which are produced by chipping silica-rich stones like chert, quartz, or
Here is an example of two microblades and a microblade core.
16,000-14,000 year old microblades found at Fukui cave in Japan, arranged as they would on a spear tip.
Poverty Point
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Poverty Point State Historic Site/Poverty Point National Monument is a prehistoric earthwork constructed by the Poverty Point culture, located in present-day northeastern Louisiana. Evidence of the Po
Microblade technology
…with them across the Bering Land Bridge to North America. At least six independent Native American groups used microblade technology, including the Poverty Point/Jaketown, Hopewell culture, Tikal Maya, and Northwest Coast peoples. Specialized craftspeople manufactured millions of microblades in the Mississippian…
Poverty Point 1938 aerial retouched
Mound A at Poverty Point
Steps (since removed) to top of Mound A
Mound B field