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    The Levalloisian stone-flaking method was an ancient European and African toolmaking process where large flakes were created from a tortoise-shaped core to produce flat, sharp-edged flakes that were used as skinning knives. These flakes were seldom reduced further and their butts were sometimes cut for hafting onto handles. The Levalloisian method eventually replaced the older Acheulian technique throughout much of Europe during the Third Interglacial era and into the Fourth Glacial period, having developed over a long history in Africa alongside the Acheulian industry.

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    The Levalloisian stone-flaking method was an ancient European and African toolmaking process where large flakes were created from a tortoise-shaped core to produce flat, sharp-edged flakes that were used as skinning knives. These flakes were seldom reduced further and their butts were sometimes cut for hafting onto handles. The Levalloisian method eventually replaced the older Acheulian technique throughout much of Europe during the Third Interglacial era and into the Fourth Glacial period, having developed over a long history in Africa alongside the Acheulian industry.

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    The Levalloisian stone-flaking method was an ancient European and African toolmaking process where large flakes were created from a tortoise-shaped core to produce flat, sharp-edged flakes that were used as skinning knives. These flakes were seldom reduced further and their butts were sometimes cut for hafting onto handles. The Levalloisian method eventually replaced the older Acheulian technique throughout much of Europe during the Third Interglacial era and into the Fourth Glacial period, having developed over a long history in Africa alongside the Acheulian industry.

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    Levalloisian stone-flaking method, ancient European and African toolmaking process characterized by

    the creation of enormous flakes from a tortoise core (prepared core shaped much like an inverted
    tortoise shell). Such flakes, which were seldom reduced further, were flat on one side, had sharp cutting
    edges, and were thought to have been employed as skinning knives. The butts of Levalloisian flakes were
    sometimes cut in a fashion that suggested hafting onto a handle. Throughout much of Europe
    throughout the Third Interglacial era and into the Fourth Glacial period, the Levalloisian method
    eventually superseded the Acheulian. The prepared core technology had a long history of development
    in Africa in collaboration with the Acheulian industry.

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