A microburin is the residual product of the creation of a microlith during flint tool manufacture in the EuropeanMesolithic. The process involves notching a flint blade and snapping it in two. The shorter portion is termed the microburin and unlike the microlith it had no functional purpose.
A microburin is the residual product of the creation of a microlith during flint tool manufacture in many different cultures, for instance the European Mesolithic.
The process, named «microburin blow», involves notching a flintblade and snapping it in two.
The shorter portion is termed the microburin and unlike the microlith it had no functional purpose.