In archaeology a flake tool is a type of stone tool created by striking a flake from a prepared stone core.
The flake could be sharpened by retouch to create scrapers or burins.
References
- Darvill, T (ed.) (2003). Oxford Concise Dictionary of Archaeology, Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280005-1.
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