Napoleon North Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Hi This is stone tool? Location:Częstochowa,Southern Poland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 It looks like chert/flint which may have been used for knapping to produce smaller cutting blades. These surfaces can also be produced naturally however. Contact a local archaeologist and I should advise that no artefacts be removed from any potential archaeological site without proper authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Looks like silex, to me, but I think the conchoidal fractures are naturally created, not a man-made artifact. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 I agree - Natural fracturing,... not man made. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 The composition of silex is near the one of the glass, so it can naturally have neat and cutting fractures as the ones that can be see here. I am not at all an expert, but i am unable to see here the micro-impacts that would be expected on a man-worked silex, so i would go with @abyssunder's identification. I also can say that even if your silex is impure, it has a pretty colour. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now