Microlith
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A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, a
Kebaran culture microliths from a flint prepared core, 22,000–18,000 BP.
Microlith productions, Kebaran culture, 22,000–18,000 BP
Backed edge bladelet
Truncated bladelet
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
Microlith
…across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowheads. Microliths are produced from either a small blade (microblade) or a larger blade-like piece of flint by abrupt or truncated retouching, which leaves a very typical piece of waste, called a microburin. The microliths…
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.