noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
made by striking; produced by lithic reduction
Technical term in archaeology, referring to stone tools shaped by striking flakes from a core. Often used in compounds like 打製石器 (chipped stone tool).
See also: 打製石器
This chipped stone tool is about 20,000 years old.
Lithic reduction techniques developed during the Paleolithic period.
chipped stone tool; flaked stone tool
Compound of 打 (strike) and 製 (manufacture). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in archaeology for chipped stone tools.