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From Hunter-Gatherers to Farmers: Contributions of Traceology to the Study of Prehistoric Lithic Technology in Arabia

open access: yesPaléorient, 2023
Abstract. Archaeological investigations of the Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene human occupation of the nearly 3 million square kilometres that make up the vast and diverse landscapes of the Arabian Peninsula are hampered by a series of shortcomings. Some of the problems when trying to reconstruct human occupation and behaviour based on material
Hilbert, Yamandú   +7 more
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New foundations of study for the wrist-guards of the Spanish Plateau. Functional analysis as an approach to a debate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Los brazales de arquero son un elemento característico del ámbito funerario de la Prehistoria reciente, concretamente del periodo comprendido entre el Campaniforme y el Bronce Pleno.
Muñoz Moro, Pedro
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The role of artificial contact materials in experimental use-wear studies: A controlled proxy to understand use-wear polish formation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Traceological studies aim at the recognition and the identification of use-wear traces on artefacts to gain a functional interpretation of past human technologies.
Calandra, Ivan   +3 more
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Contemporary Experimental Traсeological Research in Archaeology (following the results of the International Conference "Traсeological Days in St. Petersburg. To the 50th Anniversary of the creation of S.A. Semenov's Laboratory")

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей
The first part of the article is devoted to a brief history of the emergence of the experimental traceological method in Russia and the foundation of the Experimental Traceological Laboratory by S.A.
Natalia N. Skakun   +5 more
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Stone Tools from the Eneolithic Dwelling of Excavation 2 in Igim Settlement (According to the Results of Trasological Analisis)

open access: yesПоволжская археология, 2018
The paper deals with the results of a typological and a functional study of stone objects collection part (408 items) originating from the Eneolithic dwelling of excavation 2 in a multi-layered Igim settlement situated in the Nizhnekamsk reservoir zone ...
Golubeva Ekaterina N.
doaj   +1 more source

Rethinking use-wear analysis and experimentation as applied to the study of past hominin tool use [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
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 bone, wooden, and stone-tipped spears for hunting, and chipped-stone ...
A Borel   +115 more
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Bracelet from an Elunino burial at the Teleut Vzvoz-I site

open access: yesВестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2020
The article studies a stone bead bracelet found in an Early Bronze Age burial of the Elunino archaeological culture during the excavation of the Teleut Vzvoz-I burial ground (heterogeneous in time) in the south of Western Siberia (Forest-Steppe Altai ...
I.A. Valkov
doaj   +1 more source

A new combined approach using confocal and scanning electron microscopy to image surface modifications on quartzite [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
YesConfocal microscopy has been increasingly employed in the field of traceology to acquire metrological data of surface changes on a micro-scale. However, its advantages for a traditional visual inspection of use-wear are rarely highlighted.
Evans, Adrian A.   +2 more
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The Bronze Age Site of Tarangul (Aktobe Cis-Urals): Examining One Casting Mo

open access: yesOriental Studies
Introduction. In 2021, the Mugodzhar (Mugalzhar) Crew of the Margulan Institute of Archaeology investigated the site of Tarangul and discovered a casting mold ― a rare artifact of utmost interest related to metal production and processing. Goals.
Darkhan A. Baitileu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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