Debitage
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In archaeology, debitage is all the material produced during the process of lithic reduction – the production of stone tools and weapons by knapping stone. This assemblage may include the different ki
Example of lithic refitting
Series of refitted debris
Hammerstone
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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. The hammerstone is a rather universal stone tool which
Debitage
…were heat-treated, and not all heat-treatment is due to human agency. Forest fires are one way that stones can be heat-treated without human action. Hammerstone Midden…
various hammerstones
An example of a cobble used as a hammerstone
Retouch by direct percussion on a stone anvil.
Various types of hard hammer