ANTON VLADZYMYRSKYY
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE KNIVES OF UKRAINE
Part 1 : THE STONE AGE
From 100 to 30 thousand years before Christ in the territory of The Ukraine the people of the Musterskaya culture began to use stone knives of the following types:
| Types of stone knives | Types under Form |
| - Simple "T"-form; | - oval; |
| - Unilateral with artificial platform; | - arc-form; |
| - Bilateral; | - semi-segment; |
| - Bilateral direct; | - oblong-convex; |
| - Unilateral with natural platform; | - rectangular. |
| - Unilateral with combined platform; | |
| - With cog (or ledge) on the edge for cutting of an object's surface. | |
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-Bilateral knife |
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-Bilateral knife |
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-Hand Axe |
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-Hand Axe |
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-Arrowhead |
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-Unilateral knife with natural platform. |
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-Bilateral Direct Knife. |
In the period from 12 to 6 thousands years before Christ, microliths (small rectangular, subrectangular and triangular silicon plate) are widely distributed.. By mounting microliths, with the help of resinous substances in the split of wooden handles, the ancient people created various instruments, including knives. There are known thin short double-edged silicon plate, being the edges of knives, serving for thin operations, and powerful long (about 15,0 cm), slightly curved silicon knives, used, obviously, in hunting.
Stone knives of Tripolie's culture are originaly silicon bladed - extended, double-edged, symmetric or wide and arc-form. Handles - were produced from the bones of animals and probably killed enemies; with such anatomical formations as joint heads etc, used like pommels.
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