Men of the old stone age, their environment, life and art (1918)
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935. [from old catalog] · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 194
the shattered fragments of flint which he has not yet learnedto shape symmetrically. In the experimental search after themost useful form of flint which could be grasped by the hand, thevery characteristic Chellean coup de poing was evolved out of itsPre-Chellean prototype. This implement was made… … Fig. 76. Principal forms of small, late Chellean scraping, planing, and boring tools offlint, after Commont and Obermaier. One-half actual size. 1. Combination tool—smallflake with a sharp point (a), cutting edge (b), and curved-in scraper (c). 2. Cutting toolwith protective retouch for the index…
Prehistoric peoples · Stone age · Art, Primitive
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