Eolith
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006963
A stone artifact that exhibits features suggesting human modification, but whose origin is debated between natural processes and early human tool-making. These objects are characterized by crude flaking or chipping that could result from geological forces like glacial action or stream tumbling. The term is now largely obsolete in archaeology due to the difficulty in definitively proving human agency.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006963 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Mining and extraction |
| Translations | German: Eolith; Spanish: eolito; French: éolithe |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Eolith",
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"definition": "A stone artifact that exhibits features suggesting human modification, but whose origin is debated between natural processes and early human tool-making. These objects are characterized by crude flaking or chipping that could result from geological forces like glacial action or stream tumbling. The term is now largely obsolete in archaeology due to the difficulty in definitively proving human agency.",
"subject": "Mining and extraction",
"translations": {
"de": "Eolith",
"es": "eolito",
"fr": "éolithe"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/eolith/"
}
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