pressure flaking
noun
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.
Origin of pressure flaking
1First recorded in 1925–30
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How to use pressure flaking in a sentence
The blade and stem edges were retouched by shallow, regular, pressure flaking.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronThis retouch appears to have been accomplished with indirect percussion or pressure flaking.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronThe notches were formed by shallow pressure flaking after the blade was finished, thus forming the auricles.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronThe notches were formed by well controlled pressure flaking.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronWell controlled pressure flaking was employed to shape the side notches.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. Cambron
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