ABSTRACT In 2016 Olivier Gosselain published a paper in Archaeological Dialogues
suggesting that ethnoarchaeology should “go to hell”. His provocation misrepresents the …

Complex projectiles—propulsion via mechanical aid—are considered an important
technological innovation, with possible relevance for the successful Out-of-Africa dispersal …

Projectile points are a common subject of archaeological study. In the past decade,
landmark-based geometric morphometrics (LGM) has increasingly been used to analyze …

How much stone tools are reduced and their form changed from first use to discard bears
upon issues such as typological integrity, curation rate, and effects of occupation span. But …

Harold Dibble demonstrated the systematic effects of reduction by retouch upon the size and
shape of Middle Paleolithic tools. The result was the reduction thesis, with its far-reaching …

Combining individual components into a single implement—ie, hafting—conferred
prehistoric populations more efficient toolkits, including projectile weapons. Hafting with the …

In Ethiopia, obsidian is mainly found in the Afar Depression and the Main Ethiopian Rift. The
compositional and petrological features of these obsidians vary. Some volcanic centers …