Ficron

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A ficron handaxe is a name given to a type of prehistoric stone tool biface with long, curved sides and a pointed, well-made tip. They are found in Middle Palaeolithic and Acheulean contexts. The name was created by the French archaeologist François Bordes.

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Darvill, T (ed.) (2003). Oxford Concise Dictionary of Archaeology, Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280005-1.


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