Microblade

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small blade, typically produced in prehistoric times from silica-rich minerals. attributive, sometimes

    "The upper Palaeolithic period saw the first production of microblade tools."

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"The upper Palaeolithic period saw the first production of microblade tools."

Etymology

From micro- + blade.

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