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Biographies of Stone and Landscape: Lithic Scatters

open access: yesInternet Archaeology, 2009
Lithic scatters are complex palimpsests. Cores, waste and tools, when interpreted in their landscape context often appear to constitute multiple episodes of activity.
Clive Jonathon Bond
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Replicability in Lithic Analysis

open access: yesAmerican Antiquity, 2023
AbstractThe ubiquity and durability of lithic artifacts inform archaeologists about important dimensions of human behavioral variability. Despite their importance, lithic artifacts can be problematic to study because lithic analysts differ widely in their theoretical approaches and the data they collect.
Pargeter, Justin   +12 more
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The Southern Divide: Testing morphological differences among bifacial points from southern and southeastern Brazil using geometric morphometrics

open access: yesJournal of Lithic Studies, 2016
Bifacial points have been used to characterize the “Umbu” tradition in southern and southeastern Brazil. This archaeological tradition has been related to sites dated from the late Pleistocene-early Holocene boundary to near historical times. Such a huge
Mercedes Okumura, Astolfo G. M. Araujo
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LTD1: Kerma settlement in the Letti Basin (Sudan) [PDF]

open access: yesPolish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2023
Research work carried out in the Letti Basin between 2022 and 2023 revealed a number of unknown sites including LTD1, showing the southern extent of the Kerman culture settlement sites (3rd–2nd millennium BC) in the Nile Valley. The findings represent an
Przemysław Bobrowski   +5 more
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Book review: Paleoamerican Odyssey

open access: yesJournal of Lithic Studies, 2016
Paleoamerican Odyssey collects 31 papers originally presented at the 2013 Conference by the same name. The book, which provides an up-to-date view of current discussions concerning the initial American peopling, compiles models, reviews of evidence and ...
Ariel David Frank
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A Craft Perspective on Pitted Ware Point Typology

open access: yesDanish Journal of Archaeology
The Pitted Ware Culture of the Neolithic in southern Scandinavia is famous for its tanged flint points made from retouched blades. Scholars have long agreed that there are three distinct types, A, B and C, and academic discussions have suggested various ...
Sofus Stenak
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Platinum Group Element Traces of CAMP Volcanism Associated With Low‐Latitude Environmental and Biological Disruptions

open access: yesGeophysical Monograph Series, Page 263-304., 2021

Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact

An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Jessica H. Whiteside   +3 more
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Heat alterations of flint artefacts: archaeological evidence, experiments and analyses

open access: yesБългарско е-Списание за Археология, 2020
Heat treatment of flint and other knappable materials has been recognized among prehistoric archaeological lithics, leading to a wide range of experiments and archaeometric analyses.
Мaria Gurova   +4 more
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The supply system of siliceous rocks between the Drava, Sava and Danube rivers during the Starčevo culture

open access: yesDocumenta Praehistorica, 2011
This paper analyses the production processes of chipped stone artefacts from ten Starčevo culture sites in the area between the rivers Sava, Drava and Danube.
Rajna Sošić Klindžić
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