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  1. (archaeology) The sharp-edged waste material that remains after creation of a stone tool.
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They dispose of used tools and debitage carefully, out of the way of bare feet, or, in the case of unused pieces and sizeable cores, where they may find them again.
The analysis of obsidian debitage can reveal whether or not prismatic blade production occurred at a site and, if it had, what stages of production the process included.
Literally a ton of flint was recovered from these units, including 885 kg of debitage and debris and 25 kg of tools and artifacts.
Concentrations of prehistoric ceramics and debitage were noted in two areas that campers had disturbed by clearing and leveling tent sites.
Hammerstones have also been found in the scree and other lithic debitage from the industry such as blades and flakes.
All experiments were conducted over a drop cloth to permit 100 percent collection of the debitage.

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