pressure flaking

noun

1. a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pressure flaking¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The blade and stem edges were retouched by shallow, regular, pressure flaking.

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This retouch appears to have been accomplished with indirect percussion or pressure flaking.

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The notches were formed by shallow pressure flaking after the blade was finished, thus forming the auricles.

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The notches were formed by well controlled pressure flaking.

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Well controlled pressure flaking was employed to shape the side notches.

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