KM168 (Prehistoric Obsidian Flake) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Obsidian, jet black. Exotic source.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Flaked Stone Tool
Description
Secondary noncortical flake. Utilized/pointed piece. Proximal end broken away. Roughly triangular outline. Left distal edge has small direct damage forming slightly rounded, worn tip.
Preservation description
Nearly intact. Specks of encrustation.
Published as
Kardulias2022, pp. 1217, 1218, 1222, 1223, no. 932, fig. 26.1
Length
0.0227
Thickness
0.0036
Weight (kg)
0.00069
Width
0.0111
Explanation of deposition
Residual in topsoil across central slope.
Material
Obsidian (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRC0704-003
Location in excavation unit
Near surface southeast of dromos of tomb 10.
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph