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microlith|ˈmaɪkrəʊlɪθ|
[f. Gr. µῑκρό-ς small (see micro-) + λίθος stone.]
1. Petrol. A term proposed in 1867 by Vogelsang for the microscopic acicular particles contained in the glassy portions of felspar, hornblende, etc. (Cf. microlite 2.)
1879Rutley Stud. Rocks x. 107 Microliths of hornblende are comparatively rare.
2. Archæol. A small stone tool with a sharpened edge used with a haft, characteristic of Mesolithic cultures.
1908H. G. O. Kendall in Man VIII. 103 Palæolithic Microliths... By microliths I mean tiny flakes or other pieces of flint which have been trimmed or used by man at some part of the edge. 1927Peake & Fleure Hunters & Artists vii. 96 This [Capso-Tardenoisian] industry is characterized by the presence of very small flints of geometric shapes, chiefly of trapezoid, rhomboid, and triangular forms; these are commonly known as microliths. 1932J. G. D. Clark Mesolithic Age in Brit. p. xx, By a ‘microlith’ we understand a narrow flake blunted on one or both edges by steep secondary chipping, but devoid of secondary work on either face. 1960New Scientist 11 Aug. 418/3 Finds included 52 microliths (tiny points which must have been hafted as arrow-heads and other weapons). 1971World Archaeol. III. 157 Often termed ‘microliths’ by Old World archaeologists, these tools fall into three formal categories. |