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 …
Microhabitat variability in human evolution
Climate variability and hominin evolution are inextricably linked. Yet, hypotheses examining
the impact of large-scale climate shifts on hominin landscape ecology are often constrained …
the impact of large-scale climate shifts on hominin landscape ecology are often constrained …
[图书][B] From hand to handle: the first industrial revolution
L Barham - 2013 - books.google.com
Mankind's utter dependency on technology extends back approximately three million years
to the first stone tools, but it was only with the innovation of hafting, some 300,000 years ago …
to the first stone tools, but it was only with the innovation of hafting, some 300,000 years ago …
Raw material quality and Oldowan hominin toolstone preferences: evidence from Kanjera South, Kenya
The role of raw material quality in Oldowan technology has not been fully explored. There
are numerous studies suggesting Oldowan hominins preferred certain types of stone for …
are numerous studies suggesting Oldowan hominins preferred certain types of stone for …
A review of rock studies for archaeologists, and an analysis of dolerite and hornfels from the Sibudu area, KwaZulu-Natal
L Wadley, H Kempson - Southern African Humanities, 2011 - journals.co.za
The physical requirements of stone tools tend to prescribe the choice of rocks for their
production. Hardness, roughness and impact toughness dictate the ease of knapping as …
production. Hardness, roughness and impact toughness dictate the ease of knapping as …
Why Levallois? A morphometric comparison of experimental 'preferential'Levallois flakes versus debitage flakes
MI Eren, SJ Lycett - PLoS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Middle Palaeolithic stone artefacts referred to as 'Levallois' have caused
considerable debate regarding issues of technological predetermination, cognition and …
considerable debate regarding issues of technological predetermination, cognition and …
Quantitative micromorphological analyses of cut marks produced by ancient and modern handaxes
SM Bello, SA Parfitt, C Stringer - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2009 - Elsevier
In this study, we analyse the three-dimensional micromorphology of cut marks on fossil
mammal remains from a∼ 0.5 million year old Acheulean butchery site at Boxgrove (West …
mammal remains from a∼ 0.5 million year old Acheulean butchery site at Boxgrove (West …
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 …
Quantifying edge sharpness on stone flakes: Comparing mechanical and micro-geometric definitions across multiple raw materials from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)
In line with engineering research focusing on metal tools, techniques to record the attribute
of 'edge sharpness' on stone tools can include both mechanical and micro-geometric …
of 'edge sharpness' on stone tools can include both mechanical and micro-geometric …
3D analysis of cut marks using a new geometric morphometric methodological approach
The arrival of new methodological approaches to study microscopic qualities in cut mark
morphology has been a major improvement in our understanding of butchering activities …
morphology has been a major improvement in our understanding of butchering activities …