chopping tool; chopping stoneware
Archaeological term for a simple stone tool made from a pebble or cobble, typically with a cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side. Used in contexts of early human technology.
Many chopping tools have been excavated from this site.
The chopping tool is one of the typical stone tools of the Paleolithic era.
磨製石器 are polished stone tools, contrasting with the chipped nature of 礫石器.
Compound of 礫 (れき, 'pebble') and 石器 (せっき, 'stone tool'). The term is a modern archaeological classification.