Tool
MS2637Q
From: Italy
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS2637Q |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Italy |
| Period | Upper Paleolithic |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | The term "Pontinian" denotes a type of lithic industry found around Lombardy and the Southwest coast of Italy. The industry is characterized by the manufacture of core tols from small fluvial pebbles. Our piece is an example of such a tool. Pontinian industries are usually dated to the Upper Paleolithic. |
| Length | 4.4 cm |
| Width | 3.7 cm |
| Thickness | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
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