Across
- 3. ___ flaking by applying force without striking
- 4. a natural glass of volcanic origin ideal for flaking
- 5. the piece of stone from which flakes are removed
- 8. removing flakes from a stone by striking it with another stone or hard object
- 10. the process of flaking stone, ideally while awake
- 15. negative impression of a flake left behind after it is struck from a core
- 16. often white, light grey, or clear, flakeable stone found in Massachusetts
- 18. weathered surface of a rock
- 19. ___point: kind of artifact that archaeologists like to classify
- 20. surface or side of a flake with flake scars on it
- 22. a tool that is not quite finished and can be made into whatever is needed
- 23. a flakeable rock type abundant in Massachusetts
- 25. smooth, gently curved surface or side of a flake
- 26. the way tools like axes adzes, gouges, and pestles are often made
- 27. Material often used for soft-hammer percussion flaking
- 29. striking implement used in hard-hammer percussion
Down
- 1. flakes that have had their edges modified by removing small flakes
- 2. French flakes
- 6. ____ of percussion: swelling on the ventral surface of a flake near the point of impact
- 7. stones with this kind of fracture property are best for flaking
- 9. abundant in Massachusetts and Vermont, low-quality flakeable stone
- 11. long, cylindrical stone used for grinding or crushing
- 12. a flattish core with flakes removed from both faces
- 13. a type of stone with excellent fracture properties
- 14. a type of stone with excellent fracture properties
- 17. soft stone carved into cooking vessels and smoking pipes
- 21. ___ platform: part of the flake that was struck when it was created
- 24. somewhat platy, but flakeable stone found in Massachusetts
- 28. abbreviation for rock that has been heated in a fire but otherwise unmodified