Thesaurus Term/Concept: CRESTED BLADE

Identifier 97553
Class MDA OBJECT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A flint blade with negative impressions of removals on one side of the dorsal surface, creating a crest. These constitute part of a previously worked striking platfom or result from preparing the flaked surface on a core before detaching flakes or blades.

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Context Record
Find Type CRESTED BLADE (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4001 BC)