| 单词 | striking platform |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstriking platform striking platform n. Archaeology a flat area on a core of flint or stone on which a blow is struck to detach a flake. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > artefacts > methods of production > part related to striking platform1913 1913 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. E. Anglia 1912–13 1 iii. 311 The flaking..is of a very high order, dexterous vertical blows, with well-masked cones of percussion, and striking platforms being supplemented by the most regular and fine edge-work. 1949 K. P. Oakley Man the Tool-maker 25 Each blow is delivered obliquely downwards near the edge of some conveniently placed flattish area (the striking platform), usually the scar of a flake previously struck off. 1977 L. L. Johnson in Hill & Gunn Individual in Prehistory x. 218 Collapsed platforms were noted only where there was no retouch on the striking platform. < as lemmas |
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