microblade
Miniature stone tool
A microblade is a small, narrow stone blade, typically less than a few centimeters long, produced by prehistoric peoples through precise flaking techniques.
Archaeologists find microblades at sites across Asia and the Americas, where they were hafted into bone or wood handles to create composite tools.
In modern usage, microblade also refers to a cosmetic procedure that creates hair-like strokes in eyebrows using a handheld tool with fine needles: She got her brows microbladed last month.
Striking stone to shape tools
- lithicOf or relating to stone
- ClovisFirst Merovingian ruler
- PaleolithicEarliest archaeological era
- MesolithicMiddle stone era
Neolithic · excavation · stratigraphy · carbon-dating · hunter-gatherers · artifacts · assemblage · core
Incise a surface
- inciseCut into material
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- burinPointed engraving implement
- inscribeCarve letters into surface
groove · scratch · stipple · intaglio · mark · carve · detail · engrave
Controlled cut into tissue
- slicePortion cut off
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- razor-sharpExtremely fine-edged
- surgicalRelating to operations
dissecting · sectioning · slicing · edge · sharpness · fine · delicate · thin
flintknapping
Striking stone to shape tools
- lithicOf or relating to stone
- ClovisFirst Merovingian ruler
- PaleolithicEarliest archaeological era
Mesolithic · Neolithic · excavation · stratigraphy · carbon-dating · hunter-gatherers · artifacts · assemblage · core · chert
etch
Incise a surface
inscribe · groove · scratch · stipple · intaglio · mark · carve · detail · engrave
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- slicePortion cut off
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- razor-sharpExtremely fine-edged
surgical · dissecting · sectioning · slicing · edge · sharpness · fine · delicate · thin · cutting-edge
microblading
Pigment strokes mimicking hairs
- eyebrowsHair above eyes
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- semi-permanentEnduring but removable
feathering · ombre · touch-up · numbing · healed · retention · fading · symmetry · arch · tattooing
- stone blades
microbladehand axe
Primitive stone cutting tool
chopper · cleaver · grinding stone · metate