Digital preservation and dissemination of ancient lithic technology with modern micro-CT

► Ancient flint stone tools are valuable for studying the evolution of human culture and cognition. ► Access to some museum collections is restricted because flint tools are rare and fragile. ► “Virtual” tools (including missing flakes from refits) can be created using micro-CT and rendered in three-dimensional perspective. ► “Virtual” tools are completely interactive and can be viewed and measured as though in the hand. ► Museums could widen scientific and public access to rare cultural artefacts.