Summary
The pressure flaked stone blade of the type used to make a knife usually with resin moulded on the proximal end to form a handle. It may have also been intended for mounting onto a shaft to make a man's spear.
Physical Description
A pressure flaked stone blade made from chert.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Spearhead
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Object Measurements
135 mm (Length), 40 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands