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
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.
An example of soft hammer percussion
Levallois technique
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The Levallois technique is a name given by archaeologists to a distinctive type of stone knapping developed around 250,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Middle Palaeolithic period. It is part of the
Lithic reduction
…The Levallois technique of flint-knapping In archaeology, in particular of the Stone Age, lithic reduction is the process of fashioning stones or rocks from their natural state…
Production of points & spearheads from a flint stone core, Levallois technique, Mousterian culture, Tabun Cave, Israel, 250,000–50,000 BP. Israel Museum
The Prepared-core technique starts by shaping a flint stone core for making blades (reassembled from blades for illustration purposes), Boqer Tachtit, Negev, Israel, circa 40000 BP.
Levallois point – Beuzeville