M0016515: Bulbs of percussion produced in flint by striking with stone, a metal hammer and a wooden bar

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Prehsitoric technology, Bulbs of percussion in flint.

Photograph of three bulbs of percussion produced in flint, published in Lacaille, A. D: "Aspects of intentional fracture", Transactions of the Glasgow Archaeological Society, vol.9, no.4, 1940

December 1957

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.