Flint

material

A hard rock with a sharp fracture; the main material of stone tools.

Where it is used

• Stone tool — is material for. Tools were knapped from flint and other rocks with a sharp fracture.
• Hand axe — is material for. Hand axes were flaked from flint on both sides.
• Bow and arrow — is material for. Arrowheads were knapped from flint.
• Sickle — is material for. Neolithic sickles were a wooden base with flint inserts.
• Flintlock — is material for. A flint strikes the spark.

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