Test, model, and method validation: The role of experimental stone artifact replication in hypothesis-driven archaeology
For many years, intuition and common sense often guided the transference of patterning
ostensibly evident in experimental flintknapping results to interpretations of the …
ostensibly evident in experimental flintknapping results to interpretations of the …
Major fallacies surrounding stone artifacts and assemblages
While lithic objects can potentially inform us about past adaptations and behaviors, it is
important to develop a comprehensive understanding of all of the various processes that …
important to develop a comprehensive understanding of all of the various processes that …
Experimental design and experimental inference in stone artifact archaeology
Lithic researchers rely heavily on experimentation to infer past behaviors and activities
based on stone artifacts. This paper explores the analogical nature of archaeological …
based on stone artifacts. This paper explores the analogical nature of archaeological …
[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of orangutans' lithic percussive and sharp stone tool behaviours
Early stone tools, and in particular sharp stone tools, arguably represent one of the most
important technological milestones in human evolution. The production and use of sharp …
important technological milestones in human evolution. The production and use of sharp …
Rethinking use-wear analysis and experimentation as applied to the study of past hominin tool use
In prehistoric human populations, technologies played a fundamental role in the acquisition
of different resources and are represented in the main daily living activities, such as with …
of different resources and are represented in the main daily living activities, such as with …
Revisiting lithic edge characterization with microCT: Multiscale study of edge curvature, re-entrant features, and profile geometry on Olduvai Gorge quartzite flakes
DA Macdonald, T Bartkowiak, M Mendak… - Archaeological and …, 2022 - Springer
The angle and shape of lithic tool edges have long been used as a method of inferring
prehistoric tool function. However, accurately measuring and characterizing edge angles of …
prehistoric tool function. However, accurately measuring and characterizing edge angles of …
Aggregates, formational emergence, and the focus on practice in stone artifact archaeology
The stone artifact record has been one of the major grounds for investigating our evolution.
With the predominant focus on their morphological attributes and technological aspects of …
With the predominant focus on their morphological attributes and technological aspects of …
Barozh 12: Formation processes of a late Middle Paleolithic open-air site in western Armenia
P Glauberman, B Gasparyan, J Sherriff… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Barozh 12 is a Middle Paleolithic (MP) open-air site located near the Mt Arteni
volcanic complex at the margins of the Ararat Depression, an intermontane basin that …
volcanic complex at the margins of the Ararat Depression, an intermontane basin that …
Differentiating taphonomic features from trampling and dietary microwear, an experimental approach
C Micó, R Blasco, A Muñoz Del Pozo… - Historical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Dental microwear is a common and wellestablished technique which allows the short-term
reconstruction of the dietary behaviour in extinct and extant vertebrates, allowing inferences …
reconstruction of the dietary behaviour in extinct and extant vertebrates, allowing inferences …
The Late Middle Palaeolithic occupation of Abri du Maras (Layer 1, Neronian, Southeast France): integrating lithic analyses, ZooMS and radiocarbon dating to …
The exact strategies and technologies underlying Neanderthal hunting events remain open
for debate with lithic points being sparse across the European Middle Palaeolithic. An …
for debate with lithic points being sparse across the European Middle Palaeolithic. An …