Object type
burin
Culture/period
Prehistory
Materials
flint
Technique
carving
Production date
-2800 / -2700
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Bauma de la Sargantana
Township
Oliola (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, La Noguera)
Dimensions
213 x 14 mm, 200 x 16 mm, 240 x 15 mm, 175 x 16 mm, 122 x 17 mm
Description
Large retouched blades in flint from a foreign source, produced by the indirect percussion technique. This process involved a hammer possibly of wood and a deer antler punch. This technique is well known at the end of the Neolithic. The blades were essentially tools for harvesting as shown by a very evident gloss formed on the edges when cutting cereals. These objects, together with pottery, metal tools, and polished stone tools, were documented in a tomb with múltiple burials where numerous human skeletal remains were found.
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID
2605