Typical Back Knives mostly consist of a large uniface Silex flake, which one length edge is dulled and more or less carefully retouched. The facing length edge, or only the tip, will form the knife cutting edge.
All back knives are own finds of He-Artefakte from a mesolithic place!
Length: 104 mm
Weight: 48,7 g
Paleo Knife/-Point
Length: 99 mm
Weight: 68,4 g
Material: white Quarzite
Down Picture right end:
Beating marks are still good visible.
Length: 100 mm
Weight: 57,3 g
Length: 111 mm
Weight: 89 g
Recent chipped by field tool.
Length: 108 mm
Weight: 59 g
Length: 94 mm
Weight: 58 g
Broad, nicely retouched Back!
Length: 123 mm
Weight: 112 g
Length: 114 mm
Weight: 81 g
Unworked back, consisting of the natural crust (Cortex). Cutting edge at the tip, nicely retouched.
Length: 98 mm
Weight: 64 g
Fine retouched back, cutting edge worked out at the tip.
Length: 115 mm
Weight: 90 g
Length: 112 mm
Weight: 85 g
Length: 122 mm
Weight: 69 g
Length: 68 mm
Weight: 30,7 g
Unworked back, consisting of the natural crust (Cortex).
Length: 101 mm
Weight: 59,1 g
Very beautiful edge bevelling!
Length: 88 mm
Weight: 31,6 g
Artifact was presumable shafted.