Industry (archaeology)
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In the archaeology of the Stone Age, an industry or technocomplex is a typological classification of stone tools.
Acheulean handaxes from Kent. The types shown are (clockwise from top) cordate, ficron, and ovate.
Stone Age
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The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years and
Industry (archaeology)
…In the archaeology of the Stone Age, an industry or technocomplex is a typological classification of stone tools. An industry consists of a number of lithic assemblages, typically including…
Ġgantija temples in Gozo, Malta, c. 3600–2500 BC, some of the world's oldest free-standing structures
A variety of stone tools
Stone Age hand axe engraved with human face found from Kiuruvesi, Finland
A Mode 1, or Oldowan, stone tool from the western Sahara