lithics
Knapped rock artifacts
Lithics refers to stone tools and the debris from making them—the flakes, cores, and finished implements that archaeologists study to understand prehistoric technology.
The term encompasses both the artifacts themselves and the academic study of them: The excavation yielded thousands of lithics.
A lithic analysis examines how ancient peoples shaped stone into useful objects.
Piercing end of projectile
- handaxeKnapped stone implement
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- burinPointed engraving implement
graver · adze · core · hammerstone · point · chopper · cleaver · awl
Act of unearthing
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- siteDesignated location
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
grid · trench · typology · refitting · assemblage · test pit · survey · provenience
Fine-grained siliceous stone
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- quartziteMetamorphic silica-rich stone
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
chalcedony · jasper · rhyolite · andesite · tuff · slate · soapstone · greenstone
Sound through impact
- pressure flakingControlled lithic reduction method
- flakerOne who cancels repeatedly
- platformRaised flat structure
- retouchImprove an image's appearance
reduction · striking · flake · spall · knapper · overshot · notching · preform
Middle stone era
arrowhead
Piercing end of projectile
burin · graver · adze · core · hammerstone · point · chopper · cleaver · awl · drill
excavation
Act of unearthing
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- siteDesignated location
- artifactHuman-made historical object
context · grid · trench · typology · refitting · assemblage · test pit · survey · provenience · curation
chert
Fine-grained siliceous stone
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- quartziteMetamorphic silica-rich stone
basalt · chalcedony · jasper · rhyolite · andesite · tuff · slate · soapstone · greenstone · nodule
percussion
Sound through impact
- pressure flakingControlled lithic reduction method
- flakerOne who cancels repeatedly
- platformRaised flat structure
retouch · reduction · striking · flake · spall · knapper · overshot · notching · preform · blank
Mesolithic
Middle stone era
lithicsmetalwork
Shaped metal objects
plastics · metallurgy · bronze work · ironwork · industrial technology
- lithium batteriesElectrochemical power cells using metallic element three
- lithium batteryPower cell using element 3
- lithium ion batteriesRechargeable electrochemical power storage
- lithium-ion batteryRechargeable cell using alkali metal
- lithium ionRechargeable electrochemical cell type
- lithium ion batteryRechargeable electrochemical power cell
lithium, Neolithic, neolithic, lithic, megalithic, paleolithic, Paleolithic