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Prompt gamma activation analysis for non-destructive characterization of chipped stone tools and raw materials

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2008
Recently, several archaeometrical projects were started on the prehistoric collection of the Hungarian National Museum. Among the analytical methods applied, non-destructive prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA) has a special importance. Based on major-and trace components, characterization of stone tools and their raw materials were performed. Until
Zs. Kasztovszky   +3 more
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Microwear analysis-determining the function of chipped stone tools

2012
This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by ...
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Chipped Stone Tool Industries of the Earlier Neolithic in Eastern Scotland

Scottish Archaeological Journal, 2006
Summary This paper reviews chipped stone tool industries of the Earlier Neolithic in eastern Scotland. Assemblage size, raw materials and primary and secondary technology are discussed and some preliminary models are proposed: these suggest that assemblages are often small and dominated by flint.
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Quantification of post-depositional surface alteration on chipped stone tools: a review

Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties
Abstract The use of metrology and tribology methods for archaeological stone tool microwear analysis has provided opportunities to revisit unresolved issues, such as wear formation processes, the exclusivity of polishes derived from different worked materials, and damage to stone tool surfaces produced by post-depositional ...
Danielle A Macdonald   +2 more
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Microanalysis and functional typology of the Hogup Cave chipped stone tools

2012
One thousand prehistoric chipped stone tools from Hogup Cave, Utah were analyzed microscopically for use-wear evidence. The study sample included all whole, identifiable tools plus a representative portion of the utilized flake and unutilized or "waste" flake categories originally recovered from the site. These materials include such descriptive tool
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Chipped Stone Debitage, Material Selection, and Expedient Tool Production in Southeast Michigan

Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, 2009
AbstractThis article summarizes the results of exploratory analyses on material sources and debitage attributes from chipped stone artifacts at sites identified and sampled by the Eastern Michigan University Field School along the Huron River Valley in southeast Michigan.
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:Understanding Chipped Stone Tools

Journal of Anthropological Research, 2023
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