石器(せっき)

せっき
noun
stone tool; stone implement
history
1. stone tool; stone implement
A tool or weapon made from stone, typically associated with prehistoric periods.
石器(せっき)が発掘(はっくつ)された。
Stone tools were excavated.
旧石器(きゅうせっき)時代(じだい)の石器(せっき)が見(み)つかった。
Stone tools from the Paleolithic period were found.
博物館(はくぶつかん)には、縄文(じょうもん)時代(じだい)の石器(せっき)や土器(どき)が数多(かずおお)く展示(てんじ)されている。
The museum displays many stone tools and pottery from the Jomon period.

A compound of 石(せき) (stone) and 器(き) (tool, vessel). A fundamental term in history and archaeology.

Etymology

Japan's prehistoric periods are defined partly by stone tool technology. The 旧石器(きゅうせっき)時代(じだい) (Paleolithic, before ~14,000 BCE) used chipped stone tools, while the 新石器(しんせっき)時代(じだい) (Neolithic) introduced polished stone tools alongside pottery.

Common collocations

  • 石器(せっき)時代(じだい) — Stone Age
  • 旧石器(きゅうせっき)時代(じだい) — Paleolithic (Old Stone Age)
  • 新石器(しんせっき)時代(じだい) — Neolithic (New Stone Age)
  • 打製(だせい)石器(せっき) — chipped stone tool
  • 磨製(ませい)石器(せっき) — polished stone tool

Related words

  • 土器(どき) — earthenware, pottery; another key artifact type
  • 青銅器(せいどうき) — bronze ware; the next technological stage
  • 遺跡(いせき) — archaeological site; where stone tools are found

Related Words

Related: 土器(どき) (earthenware, pottery)
Related: 遺跡(いせき) (archaeological site)
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Added 2026.3.26 20:44 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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