Petroarchaeological and micropaleontologic classification of Finnish flinty materials: a critical review

Authors

• J.-P. Taavitsainen

Abstract

The applicability of various geomicroscopic methods on Finnish flinty materials has been tested. Especially microfossil composition, petrographic properties and surface textures provided diagnostic observations. The results show that the prehistoric flinty artefacts of Finland are mainly composed of Carboniferous chert and Cretaceous and Tertiary flint and of jasperoid of unknown geological age.