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unifacial science definition

Flaked in such a way as to produce a cutting edge that is sharp on one side only. Used of a stone tool.
♦ Unifacial tools are known as a unifaces and include early core tools such as choppers as well as later flake toolssuch as scrapers and adzes. Compare bifacial.

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