Flintknapping is the term for the manufacture of stone blades and projectile points by striking
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Flintknapping

Flintknapping is the term for the manufacture of stone blades and projectile points by striking a stone with another rock or an antler or bone tool to shape it. The preferred material was a fine-grained sedimentary rock called chert or flint for its ease of workability.

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