Editing Stone tool (section)

===Mode V: The Microlithic Industries===
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| caption1 = The most widely accepted hypothesis is that geometric microliths were used on projectiles such as this harpoon.
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| caption2 = Trapezoid microliths and arrow with a trapeze used to strengthen the tip, found in a peat bog at Tværmose (Denmark)
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Mode 5 stone tools involve the production of [[microlith]]s, which were used in composite tools, mainly fastened to a shaft.<ref>Clarke's "microlithic components of composite artifacts."</ref> Examples include the [[Magdalenian]] culture. Such a technology makes much more efficient use of available materials like flint, although required greater skill in manufacturing the small flakes. Mounting sharp flint edges in a wood or bone handle is the key innovation in microliths, essentially because the handle gives the user protection against the flint and also improves leverage of the device.