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Ficron

A ficron handaxe is the name given to a type of prehistoric stone tool biface with long, curved sides and a pointed, well-made tip. They are found in Lower Palaeolithic, Middle Palaeolithic and Acheulean contexts, and are some of the oldest tools ever created by humans. The tool was named by the French archaeologist François Bordes.

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Rift valleyKenyaGonaBouriEthiopia
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Production process

Flint-knappingLithic reduction
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HandaxeStone toolBifaceLower PalaeolithicMiddle Palaeolithic
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Ficron

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples28
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Ficron

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related to Africa · 7
Ficron → Acheulean, Africa, As, Bouri, Ethiopia, Gona, Kenya
related to Great Britain · 6
Ficron → As, Because Britain, Great Britain, However, Paleolithic Age, Swanscombe Heritage Park
related to Production process · 2
Ficron → Like, This

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found tools ficrons tool process britain acheulean stone created humans africa great handaxe biface name given type prehistoric long curved

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
a stoneinstance ofThis involves a process of percussing the stone with a hard hammer0.80text
a soft hammer such as a bone or antlerinstance ofThis involves a process of percussing the stone with a hard hammer0.80text
and pressure flaking using a punch made of bone or antlerinstance ofThis involves a process of percussing the stone with a hard hammer0.80text
ficrons can be found in the rift valley of Kenyainstance ofDistributionAfricaAcheulean tools0.80text
and sites such as Gonainstance ofDistributionAfricaAcheulean tools0.80text
Bouri in Ethiopiainstance ofDistributionAfricaAcheulean tools0.80text
where early humansinstance ofDistributionAfricaAcheulean tools0.80text
others evolvedinstance ofDistributionAfricaAcheulean tools0.80text
ficrons can be found in the rift valley of Kenyainstance ofAfricaAcheulean tools0.80text
and sites such as Gonainstance ofAfricaAcheulean tools0.80text
Bouri in Ethiopiainstance ofAfricaAcheulean tools0.80text
where early humansinstance ofAfricaAcheulean tools0.80text

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