Core Tools

Lab 3

Introduction to Archaeology

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Pebble Tools

The earliest tools are simply pebbles which have been modified only to a limited degree. Either unifacially or bifacially worked, only a simple cutting edge is created.

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Hand Axes

Hand axes are an extension of the pebble tool technology. The worked area is extended down the body of the core.

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Here are three sides of a Lower Paleolithic discoidal core tool. Note the remnants of the cortex still remaining on one of the tools's surfaces.

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Here is an excellent example of core tools which reflects the long-term process of being hand axes being progressively worked further down the length of their body. Note the original unworked surface on the lower part of the tool.

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