Grattoir de côté

{{Short description|Upper Paleolithic stone tool}}

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In archaeology, a grattoir de côté (French for side scraper) is a ridged variety of steep-scraper distinguished by a working edge on one side. They were found at various archaeological sites in Lebanon including Ain Cheikh and Jdeideh II and are suggested to date to Upper Paleolithic stages three or four (Levantine Aurignacian).{{cite book|author1=Lorraine Copeland|author2=P. Wescombe|title=Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, p. 49 & Figure X, 7, p. 156|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6YsRRwAACAAJ|access-date=21 July 2011|year=1965|publisher=Imprimerie Catholique}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Category:Tools

Category:Lithics

Category:Levantine Aurignacian