Knapping
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Knapping is the shaping of flint, chert, obsidian, or other conchoidal fracturing stone through the process of lithic reduction to manufacture stone tools, strikers for flintlock firearms, or to produ
Flintknapping a stone tool
A leather leg guard protects the knapper from being injured by the edges of the flint.
Soft hammer knapping
Aztec stone knives
Lithic reduction
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In archaeology, in particular of the Stone Age, lithic reduction is the process of fashioning stones or rocks from their natural state into tools or weapons by removing some parts. It has been intense
Knapping
…Knapping ( NAP-ing) is the shaping of flint, chert, obsidian, or other conchoidal fracturing stone through the process of lithic reduction to manufacture stone tools, strikers for flintlock firearms, or to produce flat-faced stones for building or facing walls, and flushwork decoration…
Mount William stone axe quarry in Australia
An example of an obsidian core that has had flakes removed using bipolar percussion.
An example of hard hammer percussion.