KM245 (Prehistoric Obsidian Blade) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Obidian, jet black. Exotic source.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Flaked Stone Tool
Description
Medial segment of truncated blade. Trapezoidal cross-section with narrow dorsal ridge. Right side has been broken away. Retouch on distal edge is direct, large, irregular, steep, forming a curved truncation.
Preservation description
Incomplete, snapped on both ends.
Published as
Kardulias2022, pp. 1218, 1224, 1225, no. 940, fig. 26.2
Length
0.0139
Thickness
0.0038
Weight (kg)
0.00058
Width
0.097
Material
Obsidian (Material)
Drawing
Photograph