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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.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chert | instance of | stone tool use and manufacture.Knapped stone tools are made from cryptocrystalline materials | 0.80 | text |
| flint | instance of | stone tool use and manufacture.Knapped stone tools are made from cryptocrystalline materials | 0.80 | text |
| radiolarite | instance of | stone tool use and manufacture.Knapped stone tools are made from cryptocrystalline materials | 0.80 | text |
| chalcedony | instance of | stone tool use and manufacture.Knapped stone tools are made from cryptocrystalline materials | 0.80 | text |
| obsidian | instance of | stone tool use and manufacture.Knapped stone tools are made from cryptocrystalline materials | 0.80 | text |
| basalt | instance of | stone tool use and manufacture.Knapped stone tools are made from cryptocrystalline materials | 0.80 | text |
| and quartzite via a splitting process known as lithic reduction | instance of | stone tool use and manufacture.Knapped stone tools are made from cryptocrystalline materials | 0.80 | text |
| scrapers | instance of | which can then be fashioned into a variety of tools | 0.80 | text |
| knives | instance of | which can then be fashioned into a variety of tools | 0.80 | text |
| sickles | instance of | which can then be fashioned into a variety of tools | 0.80 | text |
| and microliths | instance of | which can then be fashioned into a variety of tools | 0.80 | text |
| obsidian | instance of | Materials | 0.80 | text |
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