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PRONUNCIATION OF BIFACE

biface  [ˈbaɪˌfeɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIFACE

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Biface is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BIFACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

biface

Hand axe

A hand axe or biface is a prehistorical stone tool with two faces that is the longest-used tool in human history. It is usually composed of flint or chert. It is characteristic of the lower Acheulean and middle Palaeolithic periods. Its technical name comes from the fact that the archetypical model is a generally bifacial Lithic flake with an almond-shaped morphology. Hand axes tend to be symmetrical along their longitudinal axis and formed by pressure or percussion. The most common hand axes have a pointed end and rounded base, which gives them their characteristic shape, and both faces have been knapped to remove the natural cortex, at least partially. Hand axes were the first prehistoric tools to be recognized as such: the first published representation of a hand axe was drawn by John Frere and appeared in a British publication in 1800. Up until that time their origins were thought to be natural or supernatural. Hand axe tools were possibly used in five ways: ▪ 1. Butchering hunted or scavenged animals ▪ 2. Digging for tubers, animals, water ▪ 3. Chopping wood and removing tree bark ▪ 4. Throwing at prey ▪ 5. As a source for flake tools...

Definition of biface in the English dictionary

The definition of biface in the dictionary is a prehistoric stone tool.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIFACE


blackface
ˈblækˌfeɪs
boldface
ˈbəʊldˌfeɪs
Boniface
ˈbɒnɪˌfeɪs
catface
ˈkætˌfeɪs
chalkface
ˈtʃɔːkˌfeɪs
clubface
ˈklʌbˌfeɪs
coalface
ˈkəʊlˌfeɪs
dogface
ˈdɒɡˌfeɪs
hardface
ˈhɑːdˌfeɪs
interface
ˈɪntəˌfeɪs
light-face
ˈlaɪtˌfeɪs
moonface
ˈmuːnˌfeɪs
paleface
ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs
pigface
ˈpɪɡˌfeɪs
pudding-face
ˈpʊdɪŋˌfeɪs
shitface
ˈʃɪtˌfeɪs
typeface
ˈtaɪpˌfeɪs
uniface
ˈjuːnɪˌfeɪs
wheyface
ˈweɪˌfeɪs
whiteface
ˈwaɪtˌfeɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIFACE

biestings
bifacial
bifacially
bifarious
bifariously
biff
biffer
BIFFEX
biffin
biffo
biffy
bifid
bifidity
bifidly
bifidus
bifilar
bifilarly
biflagellate
bifocal
bifocaled

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIFACE

a slap in the face
air-to-surface
come to the surface
en face
face
face to face
face-to-face
full face
in one´s face
in-your-face
new face
on the surface
poker face
preface
road surface
rock face
Scarface
surface
surface-to-surface
user interface

Synonyms and antonyms of biface in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «biface» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIFACE

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Translator English - Chinese

biface
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bifaz
570 millions of speakers

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biface
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

biface
380 millions of speakers
ar

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biface
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Biface
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

biface
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Translator English - Bengali

biface
260 millions of speakers

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biface
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biface
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Faustkeil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

biface
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

biface
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biface
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biface
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

biface
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बायफॅस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iki yüzeyli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

biface
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biface
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Biface
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

biface
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

biface
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biface
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

BIFACE
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biface
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biface

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIFACE»

The term «biface» is normally little used and occupies the 119.693 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIFACE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biface

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIFACE»

Discover the use of biface in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biface and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Archaeological Concepts, Techniques, and Terminology for ...
Unless the biface is split, there is no way to determine if the knapper was going to use the technique. When used, sometimes a projectile point has a flat blade margin. See drawings B23, B24, Knapping, and Biface. Note: This technique may  ...
Wm Jack Hranicky, 2013
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Lithics: Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis
the biface, when humps, ridges, and previous step fractures are removed while the biface is being thinned. Callahan suggests areas with the most convexity should be worked first during this stage of reduction (1974). Flakescars travelat ...
William Andrefsky, Jr, 2005
3
Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites
Initial biface reduction resulted in a generalized form and proportions, with this piece then being reduced by removal of large thinning flakes. The Clovis biface thinning process was unique in a number of ways: the flake removal sequence, the ...
Brian Patrick Kooyman, 2000
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Clovis Revisited: New Perspectives on Paleoindian ...
The presence of highly developed biface core reduction in Clovis lithic technology, although long deduced from debitage analysis, is only recently becoming fully appreciated. As noted by Bradley (1991), most Clovis tools are either bifaces or ...
Anthony T. Boldurian, John L. Cotter, 1999
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Stone Tools in the Paleolithic and Neolithic Near East: A Guide
English Name (French Name) and Description Flat/Thick I Lanceolate biface ( byrace lance/ole') — thick and elongated biface with broad, thick (“globular”) base and elongated straight or Thick moderately convex lateral edges. 2 Ficron biface ...
John J. Shea, 2013
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An Initial Analysis of the Gottschall Rockshelter Lithic ...
Aaron Joseph Naumann. TABLE C.1: CHIPPED STONE continued TABLE C 1: CHIPPED STONE continued TABLE C.1: CHIPPED STONE. Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface Biface ...
Aaron Joseph Naumann, 2008
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Clovis Caches: Recent Discoveries and New Research
LOCATION ACCESSION NUMBER DESCRIPTION RAW MATERIAL 1963 Herrett 97-1-2 Middle stage biface Blue-white CCS Herrett 97-1-1 Late stage biface Blue-white CCS Herrett 97-1-4 Early stage biface Blue-white CCS Herrett 97-1-5 ...
Bruce B. Huckell, J. David Kilby, 2014
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Clovis Lithic Technology: Investigation of a Stratified ...
CHAPTER 5 he bifaces and associated debitage recovered from Units 3a and 3b at Excavation Area 8 provide a unique opportunity to study Clovis biface technology at a single site where there is a large lithic assemblage and all stages of ...
David L. Carlson, Charlotte D. Pevny, Thomas A. Jennings, 2011
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The Emergence of the Moundbuilders: The Archaeology of ...
These include initial reduction (n = , %), early biface reduction (n = ,  %), late biface reduction (n = , %), and pressure flake reduction (n =  , %). This relative reduction stage profile indicates that a small portion of ...
Elliot Marc Abrams, AnnCorinne Freter, 2005
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Handbook of Archaeological Methods
Biface-Reduction Sequence Analysis One of the ways that researchers have organized bifaces is by reduction stage, or sequence (Callahan 1979; Sharrock 1966). This method recognizes different forms of a biface as it is being chipped.
Herbert D. G. Maschner, Christopher Chippindale, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIFACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biface is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alibates Flint Quarries
... modern-day bank: the flint was harvested and cut into the biface slabs and the slabs were used as currency to trade for other items of value. «Hillcountrynews, Jun 15»
2
National Park Service Conducts Inventory Associated With Glen …
The 39 associated funerary objects are 1 projectile point, 1 knife (made up of two fragments, 9 biface fragments, 1 piece of debitage, 2 shell ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
3
National Park Service Discovers No Native American Artifacts in …
The 17 associated funerary objects are 1 ceramic sherd, 1 biface fragment, and 15 pieces of lithic debitage. Documentation indicates that the ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
4
Anthropological museum to be modernized
There are evidences of biface tools brought by their predecessors of African origin as the man moved from Africa to Europe to Asia. It is now ... «Times of India, May 15»
5
500000-Year-Old Stone Tools, Butchered Elephant Bones Found in …
Fat Residue and Use-Wear Found on Acheulian Biface and Scraper Associated with Butchered Elephant Remains at the Site of Revadim, ... «Sci-News.com, Mar 15»
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Elephant rib shows early signs of prehistoric BUTCHERY: Animal …
The biface and scraper both revealed 'well preserved and clear use-wear ... The biface use traces indicate the processing of 'medium-hard ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Archaeological first: Animal fat residue found on 500000 year old …
This is the first time that actual animal remains have been found on the tools, however – specifically, on an Acheulian biface and a scraper, ... «Haaretz, Mar 15»
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A 7700-year-old case of death during childbirth in Siberia
In the Alaskan grave, four spear shafts made of elk antler and the biface stone points with them are the oldest examples of these hunting tools ... «Ancient Origins, Feb 15»
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Photographe des objets de la préhistoire
Claire Artemyz photographie les objets de la préhistoire : venus, bifaces, statuettes, gravures... avec un style très particulier entre lumière et ... «Hominidés, Jan 15»
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Infant burials could help solve the mystery of who settled the New …
Hoffecker points out that the biface stone points are very similar to those found at the Anzick site in Montana. “If it's possible to successfully ... «Science Now, Nov 14»

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