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Type of stone tool
archaeology, a lithic blade is a type of stone tool created during lithic reduction by striking a long narrow flake from a stone core. Lithic blades are generally
Lithic_blade
Portion of rock removed from an objective piece by percussion or pressure
Prismatic blades are long, narrow specialized blades with parallel margins which may be removed from polyhedral blade cores, another common lithic feature
Lithic_flake
Process of fashioning stones or rocks into tools and weapons
wood, bone or antler), or a wood or antler punch to detach lithic flakes from the lithic core. As flakes are detached in sequence, the original mass
Lithic_reduction
Ancient Village in Madhya Pradesh, India
Sankalia, H. D. (June 1967). "The Socioeconomic Significance of the Lithic Blade Industry of Navdatoli, Madhya Pradesh, India". Current Anthropology.
Navdatoli
Archeological term; material produced during the process of lithic reduction
process of lithic reduction – the production of stone tools and weapons by knapping stone. This assemblage may include the different kinds of lithic flakes
Debitage
Prehistoric period in the Americas
specific time terms, such as Early Lithic stage or Early Paleo-Indians, and Middle Paleo-Indians or Middle Lithic stage. Examples include the Clovis culture
Lithic_stage
Stone age tool
In archaeology and the field of lithic reduction, a burin /ˈbjuːrɪn/ (from the French burin, meaning "cold chisel" or modern engraving burin) is a type
Burin_(lithic_flake)
Waste product from manufacture of lithic tools
expected for parsimonious lithic resource exploitation. A microburin is a fragment of a lithic flake, or more precisely, of a lithic blade, that shows on its
Microburin
via a splitting process known as lithic reduction. One simple form of reduction is to strike stone flakes from a lithic core of material using a hammerstone
Stone_tool
The microburin technique is a special procedure for cutting up lithic blades which yields fragments that can be used in the manufacture of utensils. The
Microburin_technique
Distinctive type of stone knapping technique used by ancient humans
sophisticated than earlier methods of lithic reduction, involving the striking of lithic flakes from a prepared lithic core. A striking platform is formed
Levallois_technique
Prehistoric period: Copper Age
Stone Age as the point from which the transition began and is not another -lithic age. Subsequently, British scholars used either Evans's "Copper Age" or
Chalcolithic
Scientific analysis of chipped stone artifacts
lithic analysis is the analysis of stone tools and other chipped stone artifacts using basic scientific techniques. At its most basic level, lithic analyses
Lithic_analysis
A Bann flake is a large, butt-trimmed, leaf-shaped lithic blade of flint or chert, dating from the Late Mesolithic period of prehistoric Ireland, from
Bann_flake
Ancient production techniques
In archaeology, lithic technology includes a broad array of techniques used to produce usable tools from various types of stone. The earliest stone tools
Lithic_technology
Prehistoric stone tool
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
Hammerstone
In archaeology, a stone artifact left over from toolmaking
In archaeology, a lithic core is a distinctive artifact that results from the practice of lithic reduction. In this sense, a core is the scarred nucleus
Lithic_core
New World prehistoric projectile
resharpen them or repair damage. This can make it difficult to identify which lithic tradition they come from. Clovis type description: Clovis is a comparatively
Clovis_point
Prehistoric tool type
unifacial tools thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking. Many lithic analysts maintain that the only true scrapers are defined on the base of
Scraper_(archaeology)
Period of technological development
small stone blades, which are produced by chipping silica-rich stones like chert, quartz, or obsidian. Blades are a specialized type of lithic flake that
Microblade_technology
Prehistoric culture in the Americas c. 11,100–10,800 BCE
hunted as well as decreasing mobility, resulting in local differentiation of lithic and cultural traditions across North America. Beginning around 12,750–12
Clovis_culture
to reshape a used tool. Retouch can be a strategy to reuse an existing lithic artifact and enable people to transform one tool into another tool. Depending
Retouch_(lithics)
Stone tool
arrowheads. Microliths are produced from either a small blade (microblade) or a larger blade-like piece of flint by abrupt or truncated retouching, which
Microlith
Characteristic in archaeology
In lithic analysis, a subdivision of archaeology, a bulb of applied force (also known as a bulb of percussion or simply bulb of force) is a defining characteristic
Bulb_of_applied_force
Transition of human species to anthropologically modern behavior
and dance, sophisticated hunting strategies, and advanced lithic technologies such as blade production. Rather than representing an absolute boundary
Behavioral_modernity
Typological classification of stone tools
typological classification of stone tools. An industry consists of a number of lithic assemblages, typically including a range of different types of tools, that
Industry_(archaeology)
Axe specifically designed for combat
for combat. Battle axes were designed differently to utility axes, with blades more akin to cleavers than to wood axes. Many were suitable for use in one
Battle_axe
American archaeologist
months at the Lithic Laboratory of the Ohio Historical Society. It was during this period that Crabtree was called upon as an advisor in lithic studies to
Don_Crabtree
Type of edged stone tool
A tranchet axe is a lithic tool made by removing a flake, known as a tranchet flake, from a larger stone. The flake is removed parallel to the final intended
Tranchet_axe
Historical period in Belize, to 2000 BC
Harrison-Buck, Eleanor (2019). "Pre-Maya Lithic Technology in the Wetlands of Belize: The Chipped Stone from Crawford Bank". Lithic Technology. 44 (4): 183–198. doi:10
Preceramic_period_in_Belize
Nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll
burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing
Jabberwocky
Millennium between 14,000 BC and 13,001 BC
presence of humans at the Meadowcroft Rockshelter site in Pennsylvania, where Lithic artefacts and hearths were found. Development of the magdalénian civilisations
14th_millennium_BC
Type of weapon of Indigenous origin
obsidian shards used for macanas were prismatic blade segments, which are among the most abundant lithics at late sites in the Maya lowlands. Archeology
Macana
Implement used for water-borne propulsion
An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Rowers grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between
Oar
Type of sedimentary rock
composition from NaAlSi3O8 to CaAl2Si2O8. Lithic framework grains (also called lithic fragments or lithic clasts) are pieces of ancient source rock that
Sandstone
Mesolithic culture in what is now Poland
Joutseno with lithics in imported flint, as well as the Sujala site in Utsjoki in the province of Lapland. The raw materials of the lithic assemblage at
Swiderian_culture
Hypothesis for ancient human migrations to the Americas
their unique lithic technique, migrated to North America along pack ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Once they made it to North America, their lithic technique
Solutrean_hypothesis
Prehistoric ivory sculpture discovered in the Hohlenstein-Stadel, a cave in Germany
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Lion-man
Proposed Upper Paleolithic European industry
Vincent (2017). "Before the transition? The final middle Palaeolithic lithic industry from the Grotte du Renne (layer XI) at Arcy-sur-Cure (Burgundy
Châtelperronian
Archaic agricultural implement for separating cereals from their straw
(like a sled or sledge) and whose bottom is covered with lithic flakes or razor-like metal blades. One form, once common by the Mediterranean Sea, was "about
Threshing_board
Indian archeological artifact
with all its many lithic artefacts, was probably formed between 9000 BC and 8000 BC. Researchers dated the Upper Paleolithic small blade industry at the
Baghor_stone
Stone hand-tool
technically designated as "modified flakes," for lithic analysis purposes a modified flake is usually defined as a lithic flake with one or more edges that were
Uniface
Archaeological term for a type of blade
A Canaanean blade is an archaeological term for a long, wide blade made out of stone or flint, predominantly found at sites in Israel and Lebanon (ancient
Canaanean_blade
Pre-Clovis archaeological site in Texas
Clovis Biface and Blade Production at the Gault Site (41BL323), Texas". Current Research in the Pleistocene 24: 131–133. (2010) "Clovis lithic debitage from
Gault_(archaeological_site)
Prehistorical period of Southeastern Europe
that people of that time made relatively advanced bone and lithic tools (i.e. end-scrapers, blade lets, and flakes). The single site with materials related
Prehistory of Southeast Europe
Prehistory_of_Southeast_Europe
Prehistoric period, second part of the Stone Age
of life, and the development of more sophisticated and typically smaller lithic tools and weapons. Agriculture is considered as the transition to the Neolithic
Mesolithic
Long, narrow, specialized stone flake tool with a sharp edge, like a small razor blade
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
Prismatic_blade
First stage of the Upper Paleolithic
IUP lithic assemblages from Bacho Kiro Cave (Bulgaria), a key reference site for the period, reveals that these groups practiced a curated lithic economy
Initial_Upper_Paleolithic
(very small flake/blade) industry that preceded it. The Later Mesolithic period ends around 4000 BC and is followed by a Neolithic lithic (stone tool) tradition
Irish_Mesolithic
Archaeological industry of the European Upper Paleolithic
système technique lithique" [Does the Gravettian exist? The prism of the lithic technical system]. In Marcel Otte (ed.). Les Gravettiens. Civilisations
Gravettian
Neolithic sculpture found in Turkey
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Seated_Woman_of_Çatalhöyük
Paleolithic artifact from Congo
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Ishango_bone
Spanish folding-blade fighting and utility knife
The navaja is a traditional Spanish folding-blade fighting and utility knife. The etymology of the word navaja is derived from the Latin novacula, meaning
Navaja
Tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade
Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by
Knife
Archaeological culture
lived there. Lithic assemblages have been classified as Oldowan in members E and F in the lower Omo basin. Although there have been lithic assemblages
Oldowan
Ivory and flint knife dating from Egyptian prehistory
archaeological record as a material in lithic tool usage from the Paleolithic up to the New Kingdom. The blade was produced from the original stone in
Gebel_el-Arak_Knife
Aspect of Mesoamerican material culture
use may be a significant contributor to Mesoamerica's lack of metallurgy. Lithic and contextual analysis of obsidian, including source studies, are important
Obsidian_use_in_Mesoamerica
Period in African prehistory
standardization in site excavation and lithic classification was, until recently, lacking. Unlike northern Africa, shifts between lithic technologies were not nearly
Middle_Stone_Age
Japanese prehistorian and lithic expert
XVIII: 45–58. Ohnuma, K (1998). Lithic Artifacts from Haditha, Iraq. Al-Rafidan XIX: 33–52. Ohnuma, K (2002). Lithic Artifacts from Tell Taban, Hassake
Katsuhiko_Ohnuma
History of the English county
also says: "Lithic material from Kirkhead Cave near Grange ... has been dated to ... c. 11000–9500 BC" (See: Lithic flake). Other lithic blades were found
History_of_Cumbria
Earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic
2000s, the Oldowan or Mode 1 horizon, long considered the oldest type of lithic industry, is now considered to have developed from about 2.6 million years
Lower_Paleolithic
Stone tool
bifacial (with two wide sides or faces) and almond-shaped (amygdaloid) lithic flake. Hand axes tend to be symmetrical along their longitudinal axis and
Hand_axe
Period in African prehistory
tools that may include wood or bone, often abruptly retouched or backed The lithic technologies of the Later Stone Age often fall into Modes 4 and 5. They
Late_Stone_Age
Natural mummy of a man
Baumgarten, B., Pedrotti, A., Pernter, P. and Pelegrin, J. (2018) "The Iceman's lithic toolkit: Raw material, technology, typology and use". PLOS ONE, 13(6): e0198292
Ötzi
Type of stone used to produce stone tools
ground down into awls, adzes, and axes. Cupstone Lithic technology Andrefsky Jr., William (2005). Lithics: Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis (Second ed
Tool_stone
Analysis of traces of use in archeology
organic residues present on a lithic. The organic residues are analyzed in order to understand the activities the lithics were used for such as butchering
Use-wear_analysis
Images carved on a rock surface as a form of rock art
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Petroglyph
History of Cumbria before 100 AD
also says: "Lithic material from Kirkhead Cave near Grange...has been dated to... c.11000-9500 BC" (See: Lithic flake). Other lithic blades were found
Prehistoric_Cumbria
Type of flint tool
Scrapers (Racloirs Sur Talon): Another Look at a Non-formal Tool Type". Lithic Technology. p. 22. Racloir. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
Racloir
Upper Paleolithic culture of Europe
Levantine Aurignacian culture is known from the Levant, with a type of blade technology very similar to the European Aurignacian, following chronologically
Aurignacian
European Upper Paleolithic culture
Tardigravettian (Late Gravettian) in 1964 by Georges Laplace in reference to several lithic industries found in Italy, it was later renamed in order to better emphasize
Epigravettian
Place for a fire to heat the home and to cook food, usually of masonry
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Hearth
Archaeological industry of the European Upper Paleolithic
The Solutrean has relatively finely worked, bifacial points made with lithic reduction percussion and pressure flaking rather than flintknapping. Knapping
Solutrean
Naturally occurring volcanic glass
the existence of exchange networks between various tribes in California. Lithic analysis helps to understand pre-Hispanic groups in Mesoamerica. A careful
Obsidian
Knife with a blade made from glass
Stone Age, bladed tools were made by chipping suitable stones which broke with a conchoidal fracture, a process known as knapping or lithic reduction.
Glass_knife
Prehistoric period before metal tools
different dates in different areas; the oldest period is the similarly named Lithic stage. The Stone Age is contemporaneous with the evolution of the genus
Stone_Age
Sickle-gloss, also known as sickle sheen, is a silica residue found on blades such as sickles and scythes. Its presence indicates that the tool has been
Sickle-gloss
Woodworking tool with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle
bronze blades continued this simple construction. It was not until the later Bronze Age that the handle passes through an eye at the top of the blade. Examples
Adze
African Pastoral Neolithic culture
Elmenteitan sites, lithic assemblages are distinguished by a high percentage of long symmetrical two-edged obsidian blades. These blades, which sum up to
Elmenteitan
Paleolithic artefact from South Africa
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Lebombo_bone
Type of megalithic tomb
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Passage_grave
rounded tip, when typically a sharp point is made instead. Many other lithic blades were discovered in the Mill Iron Site in addition to the goshen points
Goshen_point
European Middle Paleolithic culture
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Mousterian
Village in South West, Somalia
amount of data to justify their existence. Lithic analyses conducted by BEAP, however, highlights two major lithic industries in the distinctly late Pleistocene
Buur_Heybe
Period of human history before records
archaeology of the Americas it is called by different names and begins with a Lithic stage, or sometimes Paleo-Indian. The sub-divisions described below are
Prehistory
Middle Eastern Neolithic culture
clay and (presumably) displayed. The lithic industry is based on blades struck from regular cores. Sickle-blades and arrowheads continue traditions from
Pre-Pottery_Neolithic_A
Primitive weapon component
including prehistoric trade. A distinctive form of point, identified though lithic analysis of the way it was made, is often a key diagnostic factor in identifying
Projectile_point
Type of earth shelter with ancient origins
Edmundsbury Borough Council. ISBN 978-0-95417470-5. Mattes, Matthew (2014). Lithic Design and Technological Organization in Housepit 1 of the S7istken Site
Pit-house
American archaeologist (1948–2017)
debitage from the creation of lithic cores. Their conclusion was that flakes themselves were the desired tool in lithic reduction, which was supported
Lawrence_H._Keeley
Mayan archaeological artifact
Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico. Eccentric flints are among the finest lithic artifacts produced by the ancient Maya. They were very technically challenging
Eccentric_flint
(2024). "Deep-rooted Indian Middle Palaeolithic: Terminal Middle Pleistocene lithic assemblage from Retlapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India". PLOS ONE. 19 (8) e0302580
Timeline_of_prehistory
Type of Bronze Age chamber tomb
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Clava_cairn
Ancient causeway in Somerset, England
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Post_Track
Set of ten wooden weapons from the Palaeolithic Age
(December 2015). "The behavioral and cultural stratigraphic contexts of the lithic assemblages from Schöningen". Journal of Human Evolution. 89: 287–297. doi:10
Schöningen_spears
Calendar based only on the Moon
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Lunar_calendar
Subdivision of the Paleolithic, or Old Stone Age
different categories, such as projectile points, engraving tools, knife blades, and drilling and piercing tools. These new stone-tool types have been described
Upper_Paleolithic
Ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Sweet_Track
Possible Upper Paleolithic archaeological site in Zacatecas, Mexico
kilometer higher than the valley below. Stones discovered here, thought to be lithic artifacts, have been dated to 26,000 years ago based on more than 50 samples
Chiquihuite_cave
Prehistoric carving found in France
Grooves Langdale axe industry Levallois technique Lithic core Lithic reduction analysis debitage flake Lithic technology Magdalenian culture Metallurgy Microblade
Bison_Licking_Insect_Bite
Cave and archaeological site in south-western France
PMID 10375477. Blades, BS (2009). "Aurignacian Core Reduction and Landscape Utilization at La Ferrasie, France". In Blades, BS; Adams, B (eds.). Lithic Materials
La_Ferrassie
LITHIC BLADE
LITHIC BLADE
Boy/Male
Hindu
Exciting
Boy/Male
Hindu
Undefeatable
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Master of Justice
Surname or Lastname
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish litwin, an ethnic name for someone from Lithuania (Polish Litwa, Lithuanian Lietuva, a word of uncertain etymology, perhaps a derivative of the river name Leità ). In the 14th century Lithuania was an independent grand duchy which extended from the Baltic to the shores of the Black Sea. It was united with Poland in 1569, and was absorbed into the Russian empire in 1795. The region referred to as Lite in Ashkenazic culture encompassed not only Lithuania but also Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, parts of northern Ukraine, and parts of northeastern Poland.English : from an Old English personal name, Lēohtwine, composed of the elements lēoht ‘light’, ‘bright’ + wine ‘friend’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Beautiful Like Pearl
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Kingdom
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Cute and Perfect
Boy/Male
Hindu
From the heart, Stream
Girl/Female
Teutonic
Noble humor.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Governor, Moment in time
Boy/Male
English, Latin
King; Emperor
Girl/Female
Latin
Honest.
Boy/Male
Hebrew, Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Undefeatable; Gold; Always the Conqueror; Winner
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
King; Way to Right Path; Leader of Good Way
Boy/Male
Hindu
Master of the right way, Master of the right path, Principle
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Bithiah, BITHIA means "daughter of God."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Greek
Forgetful.
LITHIC BLADE
LITHIC BLADE
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna, One who holds mountain (Krishna)
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Dutch, Hebrew
Father of a Multitude; Breath; He who is High is Father; Diminutive of Abraham
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Free.
Girl/Female
Norse
Punishes adulterers.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Prosperous Protector; Rich Benefactress
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from Anglo-Saxon Brand, BRANDT means "blade, sword."
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
A true devotee woman of Allah
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Telugu
Goddess
LITHIC BLADE
LITHIC BLADE
LITHIC BLADE
LITHIC BLADE
LITHIC BLADE
a.
Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis.
n.
The language of the Lettic race, including Lettish, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian.
a.
Mild; calm; as, lithe weather.
a.
See Sothic.
a.
See Mythic.
n.
The style described in Gothic, a., 2.
prep.
In the limits or compass of; not further in length than; as, within five miles; not longer in time than; as, within an hour; not exceeding in quantity; as, expenses kept within one's income.
a.
Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
a.
Having the nature and qualities of glass; glasslike; -- distinguished from ceramic.
n.
See Litchi.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as, citric acid.
prep.
In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.
n.
The oxide of lithium; a strong alkaline caustic similar to potash and soda, but weaker. See Lithium.
a.
Pertaining to or denoting lithium or some of its compounds.
a.
Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the body; as, lithic diathesis.
a.
Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.
n.
The fruit of a tree native to China (Nephelium Litchi). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid.
n.
A medicine which tends to prevent stone in the bladder.
adv.
In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.