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Flake tool

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 often easily made, could be made to be extremely sharp & could easily be repaired.…

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Types of stone used to create flake tools

CryptocrystallineConchoidal fractureCarbonadoVolcanic rocksObsidian
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Lithic reduction

Lithic reduction
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How archaeologists study flake tools

Use-wear analysis
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Lithic reduction

Types of stone used to create flake tools

How archaeologists study flake tools

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Flake tool

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Triples35
Avg. degree1.91
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Flake tool

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related to Lithic reduction · 11
Flake tool → Animal, Hard, In, It, Lithic, One, Pressure, Soft, The, There, This
related to How archaeologists study flake tools · 9
Flake tool → All, Archaeologists, Each, Flake, Residue, The, These, This, Use-wear
related to Types of stone used to create flake tools · 9
Flake tool → Certain, Conchoidal, Cryptocrystalline, Examples, Since, The, There, These, When
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Flake tool → type of stone tool that was used during the Stone Age that was created by striking a flake from a prepared stone core

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flake tools stone lithic made tool used core using percussion often created reduction hammer order flakes rock also fracture large

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Flake toolis atype of stone tool that was used during the Stone Age that was created by striking a flake from a prepared stone core0.90text
granite or quartzinstance ofIn using hard hammer percussion the flake tools were made by taking metamorphic or igneous rock0.80text
striking it against the stoneinstance ofIn using hard hammer percussion the flake tools were made by taking metamorphic or igneous rock0.80text
mooseinstance ofAnimal antlers0.80text
deerinstance ofAnimal antlers0.80text
elk were often the most common ones usedinstance ofAnimal antlers0.80text
Flake toolrelated to How archaeologists study flake toolsFlake0.60section
Flake toolrelated to How archaeologists study flake toolsResidue0.60section
Flake toolrelated to How archaeologists study flake toolsUse-wear0.60section
Flake toolrelated to How archaeologists study flake toolsArchaeologists0.60section
Flake toolrelated to How archaeologists study flake toolsThis0.60section
Flake toolrelated to How archaeologists study flake toolsAll0.60section

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