Kimberley points are a type of Aboriginal stone tool made by

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both discarded glass and stone. Best known for the points made of glass, these artifacts are an example of

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of Western technology by a non-western culture. They are often used as an indicator that an archaeological site is a post-contact Aboriginal site. There is debate in archaeological literature about the use and significance of these points, with some claims that they were made for sale to tourists and as status items, and not as hunting tools.

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* * *{{Cite journal , last=Akerman , first=Kim , last2=Bindon , first2=Peter , title=Dentate and related stone biface points from Northern Australia. , url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/249858#page/93/mode/1up , journal=The Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory , volume=12 , issue=1995 , pages=89–99 , via=Biodiversity Heritage Library *Akerman, Kim. 2008.‘Missing the Point’ or ‘What to Believe – the Theory or the Data’. Rationales for the Production of Kimberley Points. Aboriginal Studies 2008/2:70-79. AIATSIS Canberra. Neolithic Lithics Archaeological artefact types Primitive technology Archaeology of Australia