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Created page with "'''Knapping''' is a process of making tools from stones, such as flint, chert, obsidian, jasper or other conchoidal fracturing stones. It is used to make primitive stone tools, like knives or arrowheads from rocks. It is one of humanity's oldest technologies, first practised almost 3 million years ago. == Materials used == * '''Toolstone''', a conchoidal fracturing stone, namely flint, chert and obsidian * '''Hammerstone..."

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'''Knapping''' is a process of making tools from stones, such as [[flint]], [[chert]], [[obsidian]], [[jasper]] or other conchoidal fracturing stones. It is used to make primitive stone tools, like [[knife|knives]] or [[arrow|arrowheads]] from rocks. It is one of humanity's oldest technologies, first practised almost 3 million years ago.

== Materials used ==

* '''Toolstone''', a conchoidal fracturing stone, namely [[flint]], [[chert]] and [[obsidian]]
* '''Hammerstone''', a cobble of hard stone, such as [[sandstone]] or [[limestone]]
* '''Handle''', made from wood or antler for fine shaping the toolstone

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