Men of the old stone age, their environment, life and art (1916)
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 188
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… … 1^- ^^^-^AfiL^^ Fig. 76. Principal forms of small, late Chellean scraping, planing, and boring tools offlint, after Comment and Obermaier. One-half actual size. i. Combination tool—smallflake with a sharp point (a), cutting edge {b), and curved-in scraper (c). 2. Cutting toolwith protective retouch…
Prehistoric peoples · Stone age · Art, Primitive
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