Advertisement
Advertisement
tortoise-core
[ tawr-tuhs-kawr, -kohr ]
noun
- Archaeology. a late Lower and Middle Paleolithic stone core characteristic of the Levalloisian tradition of toolmaking, having a rounded top and flattish bottom and prepared in advance to permit the removal of a single ellipsoid flake with one blow from a stone hammer.
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of tortoise-core1
First recorded in 1915–20
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse