Tuesday, October 6, 2009

IMAGES OF SRI LANKA - PRE-HISTORIC STONE & BONE TOOLS, MICROLITHS

Bone tool, double-point, Batadombalena, Strata layer 4, approx. 12,500 years old – CP-A00540

Bone tool, Sinlge-point, Batadombalena, Strata layer 6, approx. 15,500 years old – CP-A00546, CP-A00548

Chert Core, Bellanbendi Pellessa, Uda Walawe, Strata layer 10, 6,000 BC – CP-A00531, CP-A00527

Quartz flake, Batadombalena, approx. 28,000 years old (bubble shows where it was hit by a hammer) – CP-A00504

Clear quartz point, Batadombalena, Strata layer 7C, Approx. 28,000 years old – CP-A00506, CP-A00507, CP-A00511

Clear quartz Geometric microlith, Batadombalena, Strata layer 4, Approx. 12,500 years old – CP-A00513, CP-A00515

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