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tektites
Streamlined glassy objects found in some soils that result from meteoric impacts that throw silicon-rich material into the upper atmosphere that fuses into a glass as it heats up during its return.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Archaeology
- Category: Human evolution
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