Primary flakes and secondary flakes are usually associated with the initial stages of lithic reduction, while tertiary flakes are more likely to be associated with retouching and bifacial …

Jul 8, 2016 · First of all, there are 3 types of flakes differentiated by the sequence of lithic reduction in which they are produced. The cortex of a rock is the weathered outer portion of a …

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.

Interior flakes are usually thin, exhibit no cortex on the dorsal surface, and have scars of previous flakes removed from the dorsal surface. These flakes are usually produced during the thinning …

A flake is sharpest when it is struck from a core, but sometimes a dull edge was flaked, or ‘retouched’, to rejuvenate it. Cores from flake-making were often discarded after useful flakes …

Flakes. A flake is a section of stone removed from a nucleus through percussion or pressure. The platform is where the flake is struck from the nucleus (i.e., the spot where the percussive or …

A flake is any material removed from a core, whether intentional or not. In some cases, the flakes themselves were meant to serve as tools. In other cases, the flake is further modified to make …

Flakes are generally thin and exhibit characteristic signs of working, such as conchoidal fracture (concentric semi-circular lines of force emanating from the “bulb of percussion,” or the point …

Jan 19, 2019 · A lithic flake is “a thin flat asymmetrical piece of flint or other stone which was intentionally removed from a tool or projectile core during the process of manufacture or …

flakes are produced during core reduction or tool production depending on the typology in use. In. produced during soft hammer biface reduction.