국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Obsidian Microbladecore
  • Nationality/Period

    Paleolithic Period

  • Provenance

    Yanggu-gun

  • Materials

    Stone - Other/ Miscellaneous

  • Category

    Industry·Occupation - Pre-history living - Whole Daily Utensils - Whole daily utensils

  • Dimensions

    L. 5.4cm

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu 12336

Obsidian is a type of hard, black, glass-like rock formed by cooling lava. Its particles are very fine and it can be fractured to make a sharp blade, making it suitable for the production of stone tools in the Paleolithic Period. This is a blade core left over after making a small blade tool. It was excavated from the Archaeological Site in Sangmuryong-ri, Yanggu, Gangwon-do.