Microburin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A characteristic waste product from the ancient manufacture of lithic tools: a fragment of a lithic flake or blade that shows on its upper face the beginnings of a notch terminating in an oblique flection that ends in a very acute trihedral apex.

    "It is also worth noting that although the NEG II inhabitants were familiar with the microburin technique (MBT), they did not use it systematically."

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"It is also worth noting that although the NEG II inhabitants were familiar with the microburin technique (MBT), they did not use it systematically."

Etymology

From micro- + burin.

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