Prismatic blade
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In archaeology, a prismatic blade is a long, narrow, specialized stone flake tool with a sharp edge, like a small razor blade. Blade segments were sometimes distributed and exchanged, rather than a co
An obsidian prismatic blade fragment from Chunchucmil, Yucatán, Mexico
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
Prismatic blade
…of what we know about blade production comes from only a few sites that were studied. This process results in a very standardized finished tool and waste assemblage. This waste consisted of flakes created when knappers made errors or material imperfections that had to be corrected during core reduction. The most…
Example of lithic refitting
Series of refitted debris