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  2. 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 .

  3. 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 ...

  4. Flint axe - Wikipedia

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    During the prehistoric times, the flint axe was a widely used tool for multiple different tasks. They were widely used during the Neolithic period to clear forests for early farming. The polished axes were used directly to cut timber across the grain, but some types (known as a Splitting maul) were designed to split wood along the grain. The ...

  5. Prehistoric tools unearthed near major road

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    Archaeologists dig up prehistoric ancient flint tools while helping prepare the A34 for roadworks. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

  6. Levallois technique - Wikipedia

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    This result also implies that the mobility of prehistoric people was higher when applying Levallois technology; prehistoric people may explore more area with Levallois cores, which can make longer cutting edge than the other flake-making technique under same amount of cores, and no need to worry about the lack of raw material to make tools.

  7. Stone Age humans flocked to latest models of flint tools ...

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  8. Hand axe - Wikipedia

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    Flint hand axe found in Winchester. A hand axe (or handaxe or Acheulean hand axe) is a prehistoric stone tool with two faces that is the longest-used tool in human history. [1] It is made from stone, usually flint or chert that has been "reduced" and shaped from a larger piece by knapping, or hitting against another stone.

  9. Archaeologists baffled by discovery of 25 strange large pits ...

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    Archaeologists are bewildered by the discovery of over two dozen large prehistoric pits near London dated to about 8,500 to 7,700 years ago ... consisting mainly of flint tools and occasional ...