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A History of Lithic Technological Studies in the Paleoindian Archaeology in the United States of America

Revista del Museo de Antropologia, 2023
Lithic analyses have long been at the core of Paleoindian studies in the United States, but despite crucial changes in method and orientation, the earliest typological approaches continue to exert a strong influence on archaeologists’ understanding of ...
Bethany Potter, Frederic Sellet
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Evidence for an impact-induced biosphere from the δ34S signature of sulphides in the Rochechouart impact structure, France [PDF]

, 2017
The highly eroded 23 km diameter Rochechouart impact structure, France, has extensive evidence for post-impact hydrothermal alteration and sulphide mineralization.
Boyce, A.J., Lambert, P., Lee, M.R., Lindgren, P., Simpson, S.L.   +4 more
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Book review: Archaeological Concepts, Techniques, and Terminology for American Prehistoric Lithic Technology

Journal of Lithic Studies, 2014
Archaeological Concepts, Techniques, and Terminology for American Prehistoric Lithic Technology by Wm. Jack Hranicky AuthorHouse, Bloomington, Indiana, 2013, pp.
Harry Joseph Lerner
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The Becoming of a Prehistoric Landscape: Palaeolithic Occupations and Geomorphological Processes at Lojanik (Serbia)

Land, 2022
Accomplishing long-term plans to harvest and modify natural resources has been a crucial skill for the survival of our species since early Prehistory. Research on this first step of production mostly focuses on the provenience study of lithic artifacts ...
Camille Lesage, Alvise Barbieri, Jovan Galfi, Dragan Jovanović, Vera Bogosavljević Petrović   +4 more
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Nubian Levallois Technology During MIS 5: Refitted Lithic Sequences and OSL Ages of Dimona South, Israel, and Their Broader Implications

Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
The site of Dimona South is a knapping locality in the Negev desert of Israel, situated at the raw material source. A test excavation followed by a salvage excavation conducted during 2020 revealed a partly buried archaeological layer that was exposed ...
Maya Oron, E. Hovers, Naomi Porat, Joel Roskin, Talia Abulafia   +4 more
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Uncovering Archaeological Treasures at Saruq al‐Hadid, UAE: Insights From Ground Penetrating Radar and Magnetic Data

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Saruq al‐Hadid, located at the edge of the Rub Al‐Khali desert near Dubai's southern border with Abu Dhabi, is among the region's richest archaeological sites. Renowned for its historical role in metallurgy, trade and human habitation, the site was occupied from the Umm an‐Nar period through the post–Iron Age. Despite its significance, much of
Moamen Ali, Sonia Santos‐Assunção, Mohammed Y. Ali, Diana Francis, Mansour B. Radwan, Mariam A. Alsuwaidi, Bader M. Al Ali, Jamal H. Safi, Saif Ullah, Muhammed A. Iqbal   +9 more
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Archaeological Damage Assessment in Conflict Zones: Integrating Satellite Imagery and Ground Surveys in Daraa, Syria

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Satellite remote sensing is among the most significant modern methodologies supporting field archaeology. In addition to its efficiency in identifying archaeological sites, remote sensing offers a safe and cost‐effective approach in conflict zones.
Amal Al Kassem, Kristen Hopper, Ismael M. Ibraheem, Andreas Maier, Mohammad Khair Nassrallah, Jürgen Richter   +5 more
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Why did hunting weapon design change at Abri Pataud? Lithic use-wear data on armature use and hafting around 24,000–22,000 BP

PLoS ONE, 2022
Projectile technology is commonly viewed as a significant contributor to past human subsistence and, consequently, to our evolution. Due to the allegedly central role of projectile weapons in the food-getting strategies of Upper Palaeolithic people, typo-
Noora Taipale, Laurent Chiotti, Veerle Rots   +2 more
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SERF Archive Report: Lithics from WH15 [PDF]

, 2018
Analysis of the lithic assemblage from SERF excavations of an Early Neolithic pit cluster, and a Bronze Age cist with cremation deposit undertaken at Wellhill, Dunning in ...
Wright, Dene
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Terminal Pleistocene Human Occupation of the Qomolangma Region: New Evidence from the Su-re Site

Land
Lithic artifacts are crucial for elucidation of the temporal and spatial patterns of prehistoric human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau. Core-and-flake technology is particularly noteworthy, as it is distinguished by its broad temporal span and ...
Ziyi Yang, Yingshuai Jin, Yunyao Tan, Junyi Ge, Shejiang Wang, Xing Gao, John W. Olsen, Xiaoling Zhang   +7 more
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