History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c10.s1.t6.37

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It may, thus, be said that without preparation, the shape of the flake was determined before its separation from the core. These flakes also seem to be detached by block-on-block technique, but one wonders whether these can be logically grouped under Clactonian flakes, as their shapes could be predetermined on the core in accordance with the available natural curvatures.