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2. Sandblasting - Wikipedia

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   Sandblasting, sometimes known as abrasive blasting, is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove surface contaminants.

3. Lithic technology - Wikipedia

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   The earliest stone tools to date have been found at the site of Lomekwi 3 (LOM3) in Kenya and they have been dated to around 3.3 million years ago. [1] The archaeological record of lithic technology is divided into three major time periods: the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), and Neolithic (New Stone Age).

4. Prehistoric rock engravings of the Fontainebleau Forest

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   A reenactment of the creation of such a work using stone tools of the type produced by the works’ creators shows that a single line etching with a length of 15 cm and a depth of 2 mm can be completed in less than 60 seconds and that the engraved grids of the type commonly found in the Fontainebleau Forest can be executed in between 5 and 15 ...

5. Stone carving - Wikipedia

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   Stone point tools are used to rough out the surface of the stone. Stone claw tools are used to remove the peaks and troughs left from the previously used tools. Stone pitching tools are used to remove large quantities of stone. Stone nickers are used to split stones by tracing a line along the stone with progressive strikes until the stone ...

6. Industry (archaeology) - Wikipedia

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   In the archaeology of the Stone Age, an industry or technocomplex [1] is a typological classification of stone tools. An industry consists of a number of lithic assemblages , typically including a range of different types of tools, that are grouped together on the basis of shared technological or morphological characteristics. [ 2 ]

7. Burin (lithic flake) - Wikipedia

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   Burin from the Upper Paleolithic (Gravettian) (ca. 29,000–22,000 BP). In archaeology and the field of lithic reduction, a burin / ˈ b juː r ɪ n / (from the French burin, meaning "cold chisel" or modern engraving burin) is a type of stone tool, a handheld lithic flake with a chisel-like edge which prehistoric humans used for carving or finishing wood or bone tools or weapons, and sometimes ...