Blades are defined as being flakes that are at least twice as long as they are wide and that have parallel or subparallel sides and at least two ridges on the dorsal (outer) side. Additionally, a tool must be part of an intentional blade industry in order to properly be considered a blade; tools which show the characteristics of blades through variation but are not intentionally produced with those characteristics are not considered true blades. Blades became the favoured technology of the Upper Palaeolithic era, although they are occasionally found in earlier periods. A soft punch or hammerstone is necessary in creating a blade and their long sharp edges made them useful for a variety of purposes. They were often worked to create scrapers or burins.
Cores from which blades have been struck are called blade cores and the tools created from single blades are called blade tools. Small examples (under 12mm) are called microblades and were used in the Mesolithic as elements of composite tools. Blades with one edge blunted by removal of tiny flakes are called backed blade.
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Discover the origins of stone tool use: Learn about the Oldowan and Acheulean tool industries and the emergence of early humans like Homo erectus.
Witness the rise of Neanderthals: Explore the Middle Paleolithic, focusing on refined tools and the development of complex hunting strategies.
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Journey back to the Paleolithic Era: The Stone Age
Explore the fascinating world of our ancestors during the Stone Age, spanning millions of years.
Discover the origins of stone tool use: Learn about the Oldowan and Acheulean tool industries and the emergence of early humans like Homo erectus.
Witness the rise of Neanderthals: Explore the Middle Paleolithic, focusing on refined tools and the development of complex hunting strategies.
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Archaeologists have unearthed a rare 5,000-year-old rock crystal dagger at the Montelirio Tholos tomb in southern Spain. Measuring 8.5 inches, this incredible a...
Archaeologists have unearthed a rare 5,000-year-old rock crystal dagger at the Montelirio Tholos tomb in southern Spain. Measuring 8.5 inches, this incredible artifact, along with arrowheads and blades, reveals the significance of crystal in Neolithic funerary rituals. Known as The Shard of Eternity, this blade may have been a tool of power, mystery, and connection to the afterlife.
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Archaeologists have unearthed a rare 5,000-year-old rock crystal dagger at the Montelirio Tholos tomb in southern Spain. Measuring 8.5 inches, this incredible artifact, along with arrowheads and blades, reveals the significance of crystal in Neolithic funerary rituals. Known as The Shard of Eternity, this blade may have been a tool of power, mystery, and connection to the afterlife.
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Archaeologists have unearthed a rare 5,000-year-old rock crystal dagger at the Montelirio Tholos tomb in southern Spain. Measuring 8.5 inches, this incredible artifact, along with arrowheads and blades, reveals the significance of crystal in Neolithic funerary rituals. Known as The Shard of Eternity, this blade may have been a tool of power, mystery, and connection to the afterlife.
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Blades are defined as being flakes that are at least twice as long as they are wide and that have parallel or subparallel sides and at least two ridges on the dorsal (outer) side. Additionally, a tool must be part of an intentional blade industry in order to properly be considered a blade; tools which show the characteristics of blades through variation but are not intentionally produced with those characteristics are not considered true blades. Blades became the favoured technology of the Upper Palaeolithic era, although they are occasionally found in earlier periods. A soft punch or hammerstone is necessary in creating a blade and their long sharp edges made them useful for a variety of purposes. They were often worked to create scrapers or burins.
Cores from which blades have been struck are called blade cores and the tools created from single blades are called blade tools. Small examples (under 12mm) are called microblades and were used in the Mesolithic as elements of composite tools. Blades with one edge blunted by removal of tiny flakes are called backed blade.