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Stone tools

Item name:Stone tools

Dating:Mesolithic, Castelnovian, 8,000–7,000 years BC

Findspot:Breg near Škofljica

On display:The Earliest Stories from the Crossroads

Description

Stone tools from Breg near Škofljica (from top down): bladelet, notched bladelet, end-scraper, trapezes, backed point and two lunates (Castelnovian).

Details

1. Bladelet, chert, l. 3.8 cm, Inv. No. Br. 57.
2. Notched bladelet, chert, l. 3.4 cm, Inv. No. Br. 21.
3. End-scraper, chert, l. 1.2 cm, Inv. No. Br. 27.
4. Trapeze, chert, l. 1.9 cm, Inv. No. Br. 138.
5. Trapeze, chert, l. 1.8 cm, Inv. No. Br. 101.
6. Trapeze, chert, l. 1.7 cm, Inv. No. Br. s.n.
7. Backed point, chert, l. 2.2 cm, Inv. No. Br. 132.
8. Lunate, chert, l. 1.4 cm, Inv. No. Br. 134.
9. Lunate, chert, l. 1.2 cm, Inv. No. Br. 139.