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Debitage

The waste flakes and shatter from making stone tools.

The waste flakes and shatter from making stone tools. A site's debitage is its evidence of manufacture; a flake with a bulb of percussion is an artifact under the law even when it has no market value.

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Stratum Strata. "Debitage" (Glossary). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/debitage. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-debitage,
  title        = {Debitage},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/debitage}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Glossary article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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