composite tool

…They are characterized by the preparation of distinctive stone cores, which are called microliths or microblades. Small stone tools are used individually as hunting implements such as arrowheads and harpoons, but can also be combined to form more rational tools (called composite tools) (see figure). Harpoons were made by digging grooves into a wooden or bone handle, lining up sharp edges and solidifying them with resin, and in Western Asia, the birthplace of agricultural culture, they were used as sickles to harvest grain. …

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…特色ある石核を準備する特徴があり，これらを細石核，細石刃と呼ぶ。細かい石器類は単体で鏃や銛などの狩猟具として用いるが，組み合わせていっそう合理的な道具(コンポジット･トゥールcomposite toolと呼ぶ)として用いることができる（図）。木や骨の柄に溝を掘り，鋭い側縁を並べて樹脂などで固めた銛や，農耕文化の発祥の地西アジアでは穀草の刈取りに鎌として用いた。…

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