Side-scraper
Middle Paleolithic
Mousterian
Flint
4.7 x 5.2 cm
Excavations by F.M. Zavernyaeva
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The tool was made on a massive subtriangular flake. One of its edges is straightened by a rather large, steep retouch. Retouching of the second one is less regular. The converging edges form a sharp, uneven angle. This is a pointed scraper. It could be held in the hands or attached to a handle. It could be used for tanning hides, cutting prey, and processing wood, bone and tusk.
It has a functional purpose: used for cutting, scraping, making holes in soft materials, wood, and bone.
It is a common tool of the Middle Paleolithic era in Eurasia.
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