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Flake

Neolithic
ca. 7000 BCE - ca. 2300 BCE
Flint

3 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 5/8 in. (7.9 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 71.9.44
Other Number(s): 23825 (The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Number)
Acquisition Date: 12/09/1997
Geography: Europe, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Armagh
Classification: Unclassifiable Artifacts; Artifact Remnants; Stone, Worked
Collection: William S. Vaux Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

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  • flake - A small, thin piece or layer of material, typically flat and loose.
  • flakes - In the context of archaeology, this term refers to thin, flat pieces of stone intentionally removed from a tool or core during the process of stone tool manufacture.
  • flint - The dark gray or black variety of chert.
  • stone - General term for rock that has been cut, shaped, crushed, or otherwise formed for use in construction or other purposes. Includes the specific archaeological and anthropological sense of individual stones which may be decorated or ornamented and which may be used in ritual contexts. These are usually not carved or dressed, and so differ from sculptures made from stone.

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