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pressure flaking

noun

  1. a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pressure flaking1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Newly discovered weapon remnants suggest humans were using a delicate, skillful stone-sharpening technique called pressure flaking to finely shape points for spears and other hunting tools as early as 77,000 years ago.

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