M0015956: Experiments into prehistoric technology by Leon Coutier

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Experiments into prehistoric technology.

Reproduction of photographs of Leon Coutier experimenting with prehistoric technology: 1. Anvil technique, striking off flakes. 2. Anvil technique, making a hand-axe. 3. Baton technique making a hand-axe. 4. Making a graver (burin) by side blow method. Published in Lacaille, A.D: "Stone Age Tools", Transactions of the Glasgow Archaeological Society, vol.13, 1954.

1957

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 21.6 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 2021.

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