Flint rejects located near habitation U5

Un amas de rejet situé près de l’habitation U5
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This cluster of flint fragments is from the knapping carried out inside the tent, near the hearth. The knappers in U5 discarded these fragments in a clearly defined location. This shows the importance they gave this raw material, considered by the Magdalenians to be a valuable resource.

Photo © ARPE

Photo © ARPE

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