stone blade
Prehistoric cutting tool
A stone blade is a cutting tool made from flint, obsidian, or other stone, shaped through chipping or knapping.
Stone blades were essential tools for early humans—used for cutting meat, scraping hides, and shaping wood.
The term appears in archaeology and discussions of prehistoric technology: Researchers found several stone blades at the excavation site.
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- knappingFracturing stone for tools
- raw materialUnprocessed production input
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
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- Aboriginal artifactsboomerang, boomerangs, didgeridoo, didgeridoos, spear thrower
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- ritual bladessacrificial knife, kirpan
stone bladesteel blade
Sharpened metal for cutting
metal blade · iron blade · Damascus steel · ceramic blade · obsidian blade
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