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Lithic core

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In archaeology, a lithic core is a distinctive artifact that results from the practice of lithic reduction. [1]

15 relations: Archaeological site, Archaeology, Artifact (archaeology), Asturias, Blade (archaeology), Brassempouy, Hammerstone, Hand axe, Knife, Lithic flake, Lithic reduction, Projectile point, Stone tool, Tool stone, Upper Paleolithic.

Archaeological site

An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.

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Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of humanactivity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Artifact (archaeology)

An artifact, or artefact (see American and British English spelling differences), is something made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.

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Asturias

Asturias (Asturies; Asturias), officially the Principality of Asturias (Principado de Asturias; Principáu d'Asturies), is an autonomous community in north-west Spain.

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Blade (archaeology)

In archaeology, a blade is a type of stone tool created by striking a long narrow flake from a stone core.

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Brassempouy

Brassempouy is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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Hammerstone

In archaeology, a hammerstone is a hard cobble used to strike off lithic flakes from a lump of tool stone during the process of lithic reduction.

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Hand axe

A hand axe (or handaxe) is a prehistoric stone tool with two faces that is the longest-used tool in human history.

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Knife

A knife (plural knives) is a tool with a cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with most having a handle.

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Lithic flake

In archaeology, a lithic flake is a "portion of rock removed from an objective piece by percussion or pressure,"Andrefsky, W. (2005) Lithics: Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis.

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Lithic reduction

In archaeology, in particular of the Stone Age, lithic reduction is the process of fashioning stones or rocks from their natural state into tools or weapons by removing some parts.

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Projectile point

In archaeological terms, a projectile point is an object that was hafted to weapon that was capable of being thrown or projected, such as a spear, dart, or arrow, or perhaps used as a knife.

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Stone tool

A stone tool is, in the most general sense, any tool made either partially or entirely out of stone.

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Tool stone

In archaeology, a tool stone is a type of stone that is used to manufacture stone tools, or stones used as the raw material for tools.

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Upper Paleolithic

The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic, Late Stone Age) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithic_core

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