Noailles graver
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Noailles graver
(Noailles burin) [Ar]
Small gravers or burins made from thin, flat blades, truncated and retouched to give several chisel-like blades on the same tool. Named after the cave of Noailles, Corrèze, in France and dating to the Perigordian at around 27 000 years ago.
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