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Definition of Microlith

Microlith
Microlith Mi"cro*lith, n. [Micro- + lith.] (Min.) Same as Microlite, 2.

Meaning of Microlith from wikipedia

- Microlith A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically a centimetre or so in length and half a centimetre wide. They...
- A microlith is a small stone tool from 35,000 to about 3,000 years ago. Microlith may also refer to: Microlith (catalytic reactor) Microlithography Microlithosia...
- Microlith is a brand of catalytic reactor invented by engineer William C. Pfefferle. A catalyst is a substance that speeds a reaction but that itself...
- cultures. Small stone tools called microliths and retouched bladelets can be found for the first time. The microliths of this culture period differ greatly...
- Lunate is a crescent or moon-shaped microlith. In the specialized terminology of lithic reduction, a lunate flake is a small, crescent-shaped flake removed...
- Central Africa, western Central Africa, and West Africa, were displaced by microlith-using Late Stone Age Africans (e.g., non-archaic human admixed Late Stone...
- changing environment and find new food sources. The development of Mode 5 (microlith) tools began in response to these changes. They were derived from the...
- Meshvo Reservoir. This site dates to the Mauryan period, and a much older microlith site known as Dhek-Vadlo locally was found near Shamlaji. Shamlaji was...
- remains discovered alongside the skeletal fragments include geometric microliths dating to 28,500 BC, which together with some sites in Africa is the earliest...
- rather than permanent villages. They made sophisticated stone tools using microliths—small, finely-produced blades that were hafted in wooden implements. These...