Despite its worldwide use as a stone tool raw material, quartz is known to be a difficult
material for archaeologists. The main reason for this is the tendency of quartz flakes to …

Abstract The Late Pleistocene archeological record shows emerging patterns of population
turnover frequently associated with technological change between c. 50–40 thousand years …

Experimental studies suggest that the high fragmentation tendency of vein quartz can be
controlled to some degree by favorable technological choices, ie, by producing thicker …

Northern Fennoscandia is a geologically complex region affected by both glacial and
postglacial processes. Quartzite was a key material type utilized by hunter-gatherers in …

This article presents a comparison of material records of two nearby regions on the coast of
the Bothnian Bay. The timeframe is 5300–2000 BCE. The focus is on regional differences …

Macrocrystalline quartz is an abundant raw material used widely for artefact manufacture. In
Australia its procurement, reduction and use are now considered more complex than …

The use of quartz as a raw material for chipped stone tools was widespread in Irish
prehistory but a traditional focus by archaeologists on flint, and the use of a flint framework …

Functional data accumulated over the recent decades confirm that tool use mechanics,
working edge maintenance, and hafting are important factors determining stone tool form …

The prehistory of Fennoscandia is characterized by a split of the north and south into what is
commonly interpreted as forager and agricultural subsistence contexts. The cultural …

Анализируются изменения в использовании разных типов сырья для производства
каменных орудий в регионе озера Сайма в Восточной Финляндии во время …