History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c10.s2.1

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The diagnostic tool group of the Mesolithic period, throughout the world has been identified as Microliths. The tiny artefacts of this category are characterized by two features. One that these are made on bladelet (micro-blade having breadth 12 mm or less). The other, that at least one of the edges of these specimens was deliberately blunted by high angle retouching. There are a group of implements in Mesolithic tool-kit which fulfil these two criteria. Microliths were made in geometric forms such as triangular and trapezoidal shapes, and non- geometrical forms, lunate or various types of a backed bladelets (Fig.12).