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Bifaces : Exploring Spring Lake
A biface is a lithic (stone) artifact that has had flakes removed from both sides of the artifact. Although there are many kinds of bifacial artifacts.
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www.springlakearchaeology.txst.edu
BIFACE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BIFACE is a bifacial stone tool.
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Artifact of the Week: Biface - San Diego Archaeological Center
A biface is any stone tool worked on both sides. However, archaeologists commonly used the term to describe tools that were made to used as knives or spear ...
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biface
biface Archæol. (ˈbaɪfeɪs) [f. bi-2 + face n.] A type of prehistoric stone implement flaked on both faces. Also attrib.1934 A. C. Haddon Hist. Anthropol. vii. 89 Throughout all Africa a core-tool, or ‘biface’, is the oldest known technique, and the same applies to India; in Africa it developed from ...
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Biface, commonly referred to as a hand ax | Lower Paleolithic Period
Bifaces were a kind of multi-tool that could be used in a variety of ways such as chopping, cutting, and scraping.
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Biface Caches - Texas Beyond History
Biface caching is an intriguing prehistoric pattern on the South Texas Plains. Such caches consist of purposefully hidden ("cached," usually buried) groups of ...
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www.texasbeyondhistory.net
Ficron
A ficron handaxe is the name given to a type of prehistoric stone tool biface with long, curved sides and a pointed, well-made tip.
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Artifacts: Bifaces
Most bifaces found at the site are 2-3 inches long and 1 inch wide. Like the projectile points found at the site, bifaces were made from local rock.
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Caddo Biface - Museum of Stone Tools
This exceptionally thin chert biface is from Nolan County, Texas. It dates to the Caddo phase of the Mississippian period, ca. 300-1200 BP.
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stonetoolsmuseum.com
Life history of a large flake biface - ScienceDirect.com
First complete reconstruction of the life cycle of Large Flake Acheulian bifaces from quarry to discard.
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Bifaces: Stone Tools Worked on Both Sides - YouTube
MVAC Senior Research Associate Dr. Connie Arzigian talks about bifaces—stones that have been worked on two broad sides, or faces.
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bifacial
biˈfacial, a. [bi-2.] Having two faces; spec. Bot., having distinct dorsal and ventral surfaces; Archæol., of a flint: worked on both sides. Hence biˈfacially adv.1884 Bower & Scott De Bary's Phanerog. F. 48 Firm, leathery..bifacial leaves. 1952 V. G. Childe New Light on Most Anc. East ii. 19 Bifaci...
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Cleaver (Stone Age tool)
In archaeology, a cleaver is a type of biface stone tool of the Lower Palaeolithic. It was done by detachment of large flakes for biface manufacture.
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Tiya
See also
Tiya (archaeological site)
References
Further reading
Roger Joussaume (editor), Tiya, l'Éthiopie des Mégalithes, du Biface a l'Art Rupestre
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