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== Uses ==
== Uses ==
:''See also:'' [[Knife]], [[Bow and arrow]] and [[Spear]]
:''See also:'' [[Bow and arrow]], [[Knife]] and [[Spear]]
Obsidian can be used as a material for crafting [[Knife|knives]], as well as for a [[spear]]'s head or [[Bow and arrow|arrowheads]].<ref name="WH">"[https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Bow-and-Arrow How to Make a Bow and Arrow]", Wikihow, Retrieved on 11 April 2022</ref>
Obsidian can be used as a material for crafting [[Knife|knives]], as well as for a [[spear]]'s head or [[Bow and arrow|arrowheads]].<ref name="WH">"[https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Bow-and-Arrow How to Make a Bow and Arrow]", Wikihow, Retrieved on 11 April 2022</ref>



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Obsidian tools from Tilkitepe, Turkey, 5th millennium BC.

Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. It is hard, brittle, and amorphous, and it is an igneous rock. Obsidian has been used to craft cutting and piercing tools.

Uses

See also: Bow and arrow, Knife and Spear

Obsidian can be used as a material for crafting knives, as well as for a spear's head or arrowheads.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "How to Make a Bow and Arrow", Wikihow, Retrieved on 11 April 2022
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