Limas (Biface)
Middle Paleolithic
Mustier culture
Stone (flint)
8,6 х 3,4 cm
Receipt: excavations under the supervision of A.A. Formozov, 1953
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Limas (double pointed) plate – a two-pointed product of lenticular shape, with convex retouched edges, characteristic of the Middle Paleolithic. This tool was multifunctional and could be used for various labor operations: they could cut, break, make holes in both soft and hard materials. For example, they could have been used for cutting meat, as well as processing bone or wood.
Functional purpose: it is a multifunctional tool (piercing, cutting, scraping).
Notice of uniqueness: it is a typical tool of the Middle Paleolithic.
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