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pressure flaking
noun
- a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pressure flaking1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
The blade and stem edges were retouched by shallow, regular, pressure flaking.
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This retouch appears to have been accomplished with indirect percussion or pressure flaking.
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The notches were formed by shallow pressure flaking after the blade was finished, thus forming the auricles.
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The notches were formed by well controlled pressure flaking.
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Well controlled pressure flaking was employed to shape the side notches.
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