Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 24South African Museum, 1929 - Natual history |
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Page 19
... flakes struck off the core and trimmed for use . Obviously in the manufacture of such flakes many are merely trimming flakes , which shape the block before the final flake is struck off . Again , many of the flakes are useless owing to ...
... flakes struck off the core and trimmed for use . Obviously in the manufacture of such flakes many are merely trimming flakes , which shape the block before the final flake is struck off . Again , many of the flakes are useless owing to ...
Page 128
... flake produced would have a curved butt , and that the flake scars would converge slightly to produce a pointed flake ( fig . 2 ) . Flakes . These are of two types , long flakes , with slightly converg- ent fluting , struck from flake ...
... flake produced would have a curved butt , and that the flake scars would converge slightly to produce a pointed flake ( fig . 2 ) . Flakes . These are of two types , long flakes , with slightly converg- ent fluting , struck from flake ...
Page 129
... flake by the removal of a sliver from the forward end , down one edge , in such a manner that a transverse chisel edge is left at the intersection ( figs . 2 , d , and 3 , 4 ) . Redirecting Flakes and Refacing Flakes . - The striking ...
... flake by the removal of a sliver from the forward end , down one edge , in such a manner that a transverse chisel edge is left at the intersection ( figs . 2 , d , and 3 , 4 ) . Redirecting Flakes and Refacing Flakes . - The striking ...
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Alexandersfontein Aurignacian band Bantu base beach beads Big Rock bones bored branded brass brown burin Bushman tribe Cape Cape Peninsula Cape Town carved cave centre colour copper dagga decorated deposit Diameter of mouth Diameter of stopper dolerite Drury edge end-scraper European excavation feet flakes front Goodwin gourd Greatest width Griquatown Height hole horizontal horn Hottentots implements inch incised Index knife layer leather Length of handle lower bowl midden midrib molar Mossel Bay neck Neill nozzle ostrich Ovambo Ovamboland Painted Shelter patination petroglyphs pipe Plate polished quagga raised beach round scraper shape shell shows side similar skulls Smithfield snuff snuff-boxes South African Museum specimens stem Stone Age strap Style Table Mountain sandstone teeth text-fig Title Total length Transkei upper bowl Vosburg Width across foot width of blade Width of handle width of sheath wire wood Wooden mouthpiece XXIV