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What (who) is lunate - definition

CRESCENT OR MOON-SHAPED MICROLITH
  • Small lunates from Epipaleolithic site of Mar Dalan, [[Rawansar]] , Kermanshah, Zagros

lunate         
a.; (also lunated)
(Bot.) Crescent-shaped, lunular.
Lunate         
·adj ·Alt. of Lunated.
lunate         
['lu:ne?t]
¦ adjective crescent-shaped.
¦ noun
1. Archaeology a crescent-shaped stone implement.
2. (also lunate bone) Anatomy a crescent-shaped carpal bone in the centre of the wrist.
Origin
C18: from L. lunatus, from luna 'moon'.

Wikipedia

Lunate

Lunate is a crescent or moon-shaped microlith. In the specialized terminology of lithic reduction, a lunate flake is a small, crescent-shaped flake removed from a stone tool during the process of pressure flaking.

In the Natufian period, a lunate was a small crescent-shaped stone tool that was sometimes used to harvest grasses.

In archaeology a lunate is a small stone artifact, that has a sharpened straight edge and a blunt crescent shaped back. The word originates from the Latin word lunatus which means to bend like a crescent, and from luna meaning moon in Latin.

A lunate object can be typically used as a decorative piece or as a stone tool.