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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">cores</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>object genres by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>core</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cores, lithic</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lithic core</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lithic cores</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In the context of archaeology, this term refers to nodules of stone from which flakes have been struck for making tools. The core can be either discarded or shaped further into a core tool. ]]></note></mads>