Basalt Wedge (IMAGE)

Vanderbilt University

Basalt Wedge

Caption

A very small faceted basalt wedge. Basalt is a local material. This tool, also found at MVI, was made 15,000-16,000 years ago. It would have been used for woodworking.

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(Courtesy Tom Dillehay)

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(Courtesy Tom Dillehay)

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