page_title: Burin (lithic flake)
hierarchical_section_title: Burin (lithic flake)
caption_attribution_description: English&#x3a;&#32; Flint Burin Multiple views of the same object Stage&#160;: Upper Paleolithic (Gravettian) (-29,000 to –22,000 Before the Current Era) Locality&#160;: Brassempouy, Landes department, France Size&#160;: 59x24x1mmFrançais&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Burin (face) en silex - Plusieurs vues du même objet Etage&#160;: Paléolithique supérieur ( Gravettien) (-29 000 à -22 000 avant notre ère) Localité&#160;: Brassempouy, Landes, France Taille&#160;: 59x24x1mm Muséum de Toulouse &#160;&#160;Native nameMuséum de ToulouseLocationToulouse , FranceCoordinates43°&#160;35′&#160;38″&#160;N, 1°&#160;26′&#160;57″&#160;E &#160;Established1796&#58; &#32;established&#160;; 1865&#58; &#32;opened to publicWeb pagewww.museum.toulouse.frAuthority control : Q422 VIAF:&#8201;131004808 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0001 2158 3469 SUDOC:&#8201;028667107 BNF:&#8201;120455376 Museofile:&#8201;M7013 institution QS:P195,Q422 MHNT PRE 2009 0 213 5
context_page_description: In the field of lithic reduction, a burin is a type of handheld lithic flake with a chisel-like edge which prehistoric humans used for engraving or for carving wood or bone.
  Burins exhibit a feature called a "burin spall", in which toolmakers strike a small flake obliquely from the edge of the burin flake in order to form the graving edge.
context_section_description: In the field of lithic reduction, a burin /ˈbjuːrɪn/ (from the French burin, meaning "cold chisel" or modern engraving burin) is a type of handheld lithic flake with a chisel-like edge which prehistoric humans used for engraving or for carving wood or bone.
  Burins exhibit a feature called a "burin spall", in which toolmakers strike a small flake obliquely from the edge of the burin flake in order to form the graving edge.
caption: Burin from the Upper Paleolithic (Gravettian) (ca. 29,000–22,000 BP)
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