Biface roughout
- Description
- This object is known as a roughout and represents an early stage in the making of a type of stone tool called a biface. It has the same basic shape as the biface but when completed it would be smoother, thinner and more symmetrical, with sharp and strong edges.
- Accession Loan No.
- 54/1948/68
- Collection Class
- Tools for farm and craft
- Common Name
- biface roughout
- Simple Name
- biface
- Full Name
- biface roughout
- Dimensions
- whole length 40 mm; whole W 26 mm
- Production County
- South East USA
- Production Country
- United States of America
- Production Area Region
- North America
- Production Continent
- North America
- Family Group
- Material
- chert (Tuscaloosa)
- Function Name
- tool
- Collection Area Region
- N
- Collection Continent
- America
