Editing Levallois technique (section)

===Defining Levallois===
[[File:Pointe levallois Beuzeville MHNT PRE.2009.0.203.2.fond.jpg|thumb|Levallois point{{snds}}[[Beuzeville]]]]
There is disagreement when it comes to defining Levallois technology.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite journal|last1=Brantingham|first1=P. Jeffrey|last2=Kuhn|first2=Steven L.|title=Constraints on Levallois Core Technology: A Mathematical Model |journal=Journal of Archaeological Science|date=2001|volume=28|issue=7|page=749|doi=10.1006/jasc.2000.0594 |bibcode=2001JArSc..28..747B |s2cid=2080208}}</ref> Archeologists question which attributes and dimensions are specifically associated with Levallois, and argue that there are other techniques with similar cosmetic and functional aspects. Due to these disagreements, there is now a more precise set of criteria that outlines Levallois technology from a geometric standpoint. These criteria are:
# Exploitation of the volume of raw material is organized in terms of two intersecting planes, or flaking surfaces; 
# The two surfaces are hierarchically related, one constituting the striking platform and the other the primary reduction surface; 
# The primary reduction surface is shaped such that the morphology of the product is pre-determined, which is fundamentally a function of the lateral and distal convexities of the surface; 
# The fracture plane for removing primary products is sub-parallel to the plane of intersection of the two surfaces; and 
# The striking platform size and shape is adjusted to allow removal of flakes parallel to this plane, usually through retouch or faceting.<ref name="ReferenceB" />