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Mongolian Neolithic, & transference of technology
One of my goals is to have an arrowhead (or lithic tool) from every country that has them, I doubt I'll get there, but it's been fun trying and searching.
Mongolia, Kazahkstan and other parts of Central Asia were tough to get, but eventually it turned into several thousand points, cores and bladelets.
The transference of technology portion of the post isn't ancient, it's that I posted these a while back and some guys from a modern flint knapping board found them and rediscovered the lost technology. The link is to paleoplanet.
Mongolian Quad Tips Link
Quad Tips- It's pretty rare to see something completely unique on a point, there are only so many ways to notch, flute, thin, and make a tip. So far I haven't found any other group that consistently burinated four edges of the tip to make a very sharp quad tip.
Plate Chalcedony-
Like the Badlands of the Dakotas, Nebraska and parts of Canada, the Badlands of Mongolia has a lot of plate chalcedony.
Compound pieces-
One of the cool things is that the climate allows for some great preservation on late neolithic pieces. It's a very cool way to utilize small material to get a long edge, and probably allowed for tools to be repaired easily.
The flaking on this piece shows through from both sides, giving it a very appealing quality.
Both peices.
Mongolia, Kazahkstan and other parts of Central Asia were tough to get, but eventually it turned into several thousand points, cores and bladelets.
The transference of technology portion of the post isn't ancient, it's that I posted these a while back and some guys from a modern flint knapping board found them and rediscovered the lost technology. The link is to paleoplanet.
Mongolian Quad Tips Link
Quad Tips- It's pretty rare to see something completely unique on a point, there are only so many ways to notch, flute, thin, and make a tip. So far I haven't found any other group that consistently burinated four edges of the tip to make a very sharp quad tip.
Plate Chalcedony-
Like the Badlands of the Dakotas, Nebraska and parts of Canada, the Badlands of Mongolia has a lot of plate chalcedony.
Compound pieces-
One of the cool things is that the climate allows for some great preservation on late neolithic pieces. It's a very cool way to utilize small material to get a long edge, and probably allowed for tools to be repaired easily.
The flaking on this piece shows through from both sides, giving it a very appealing quality.
Both peices.
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