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microburin

noun

Etymology

From micro- + burin.

  1. derived from buru — “head”
  2. prefixed as microburin — “micro + burin”

Definitions

  1. A characteristic waste product from the ancient manufacture of lithic tools

    A characteristic waste product from the ancient manufacture of lithic tools: a fragment of a lithic flake or blade that shows on its upper face the beginnings of a notch terminating in an oblique flection that ends in a very acute trihedral apex.

    • It is also worth noting that although the NEG II inhabitants were familiar with the microburin technique (MBT), they did not use it systematically.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA