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Rethinking the lithic blade definition: towards a dynamic understanding
tempts were made by archaeologists to solve these problems through the use
proaches in archaeological history.
Sophus Müller in his treatment of the shell midden at Ertebølle (Müller
1900). In order to classify and analyse the late Mesolithic assemblage, Müller
a Mesolithic context. By studying the assemblage carefully he stated:
During the excavation, all detached removals that were thought to derive from the
blade production were collected. Not only complete pieces, but also broken and small
pieces; not just beautiful and regular blades in the most limited sense of the word,
together with crested- and edged blades, but also irregular and possible blades. In
all, every detached removal that was thought to be produced with the intention that it
should be a blade was collected
“... all pieces that, more or less,
have the (following) described unique morphology: the oblong, narrow and
thin, intended and regular removal with a sharp and straight lateral edge,
which is appropriate as a cutting edge” (Müller 1900:42) (This is the au
cutting edge” It should
Mesolithic artefact assemblage.
It must also be noticed that Müller considered prehistoric intentions in
the industry, and that it is on the basis of both morphology and ideas about
nitions must, therefore, be considered as well in line with what came out of
a similar research interests at the end of the 20 th century.
During the period of Cultural (normative) Archaeology from 1900 to 1960
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