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  2. Flint - Wikipedia

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    Neolithic flint axe, about 31 cm long A 12,000 year old Folsom tradition spearpoint about 76 mm (3 in) long. Flint was used in the manufacture of tools during the Stone Age as it splits into thin, sharp splinters called flakes or blades (depending on the shape) when struck by another hard object (such as a hammerstone made of

  3. Stone tool - Wikipedia

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    Stone tools have been used throughout human history but are most closely associated with prehistoric cultures and in particular those of the Stone Age. Stone tools may be made of either ground stone or knapped stone , the latter fashioned by a craftsman called a flintknapper .

  4. Flint axe - Wikipedia

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    There are many different types of flint axes. A specific one that appeared during the Early Stone Age was the core axe. This is an unpolished flint axe that is roughly hewn. The cutting edge is usually the widest part and has a pointed butt. Flake axes are created from the chips from the core axe. [1] Late Stone Age flint axe, about 31 cm long

  5. Levallois technique - Wikipedia

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    The Levallois technique (IPA:) is a name given by archaeologists to a distinctive type of stone knapping developed around 250,000 to 400,000 [1] years ago during the Middle Palaeolithic period. It is part of the Mousterian stone tool industry, and was used by the Neanderthals in Europe and by modern humans in other regions such as the Levant. [2]

  6. Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes - Wikipedia

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    The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the Walloon village of Spiennes, southeast of Mons, Belgium. [1] The mines were active during the mid and late Neolithic between 4,300 and 2,200 BC.

  7. Lithic reduction - Wikipedia

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    The Levallois technique of flint-knapping. In archaeology, in particular of the Stone Age, lithic reduction is the process of fashioning stones or rocks from their natural state into tools or weapons by removing some parts.

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  9. Flake tool - Wikipedia

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    A flint flake tool from the Neolithic, found in Hertfordshire, England. In archaeology, a flake tool is a type of stone tool that was used during the Stone Age that was created by striking a flake from a prepared stone core. People during prehistoric times often preferred these flake tools as compared to other tools because these tools were ...