KM160 (Prehistoric Obsidian Blade) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Flaked Stone Tool
Description
Truncated blade, proximal segment. Plain platform. Dorsal has series of flake removals from central arris to left and right. Retouch on distal edge is direct, small to medium, abrupt, irregular; marginal at left, reaches to dorsal surface at right. Triangular cross-section.
Preservation comment
Roughly one-half preserved.
Published as
Kardulias2022, pp. 1217, 1222-1223, 1224, no. 935, fig. 26.2
Length
0.0284
Thickness
0.0048
Weight (kg)
0.00152
Width
0.0104
Material
Obsidian (Material)
Suggested citation
“KM160 (Prehistoric Obsidian Blade).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/km160>