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  • Amy Henderson in Whittaker, J.C. 1994. Flintknapping. University of Texas Press, Austin.

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The removal of a flake from a block of raw material is the basis of flint, and other stone, technology. Flakes vary greatly in shape and size, according to the technique used to remove them. They are generally used as blanks for the manufacture of tools, which is done by the removal of further small flakes.

The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology, Ruth D. Whitehouse, 1983

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