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Back to the edge: relative coordinate system for use-wear analysis [PDF]

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2019
Use-wear studies rely heavily on experiments and reference collections to infer the function of archeological artifacts. Sequential experiments, in particular, are necessary to understand how use-wear develops.
Calandra, Ivan, Gneisinger, Walter, Iovita, Radu, Marreiros, Joao, Paixao, Eduardo, Pedergnana, Antonella, Pereira, Telmo, Rodriguez, Alice, Schunk, Lisa   +8 more
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Identification of workshop activities by use-wear analysis

Archeologické Rozhledy, 2022
Settlement features containing raw antler material at various stages of manufacturing are not uncommon in Germanic settlements. However, their connection with craft production and subsequent interpretation as workshops producing antler objects are often
Anna Nováčková, Ludmila Kaňáková, Tomáš Zeman   +2 more
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Microscopic Use-wear Analysis of Toalian Stone Tools

SPAFA Journal
South Sulawesi is one area in the Wallacea region that contains many findings of diagnostic stone tools created by ancient hunter-gatherers. Researchers use the term Toalian techno-complex as a label for an archaeological culture.
Fahran Reza, Suryatman n/a, Muhammad Nur, Khadijah Tahir Muda, Hasanuddin n/a, Budianto Hakim, Fakhri n/a, Afdal Haris   +7 more
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Machine Learning Applications in Use-Wear Analysis: A Critical Review

Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology
Use-wear analysis examines the macroscopic and microscopic patterns of traces left on tool surfaces as a result of use. Recently, machine learning (ML) has been employed as a promising method for automating and standardizing the identification of these ...
Anastasia Eleftheriadou, Shannon P. McPherron, João Marreiros   +2 more
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The use-wear analysis of pebble tools from the Bronze Age settlement of Konoplyanka 2 [PDF]

Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2022
The use-wear analysis of pebble tools from the Bronze Age settlement of Konoplyanka 2 The article presents the results of the study the tools made of pebble from the settlement of Konoplyanka 2.
Kostomarova Yu.V., Bulakova E.A.
doaj   +1 more source

Proto-Eneolithic settlement feature for leather processing

Archeologické Rozhledy, 2022
The state of knowledge of the Epi-Lengyel settlement of South Moravia is still limited to a few isolated pub lished sites, with a predominant focus on the typological evaluation of pottery. Collections of lithics remain unevaluated or are treated mainly
Ludmila Kaňáková, František Trampota, Gabriela Dreslerová, Vojtěch Nosek, Antonín Přichystal   +4 more
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Typological Analysis and Assessment of the Bone-Working Stone Inventory of the Zamostje 2 Late Mesolithic Layer

Поволжская археология, 2023
The article presents the results of a typological and functional analysis of flint assemblage from the Late Mesolithic layer (II half of the 7th – early 6th millennium cal BC) at the site Zamostje 2 (Volga-Oka region).
Lozovskaya Olga V., Fedorova Daria N., Malyutina Anna А. , Taktasheva Snezhana D.   +3 more
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First GIS analysis of modern stone tools used by wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Bossou, Guinea, West Africa [PDF]

, 2015
Stone tool use by wild chimpanzees of West Africa offers a unique opportunity to explore the evolutionary roots of technology during human evolution. However, detailed analyses of chimpanzee stone artifacts are still lacking, thus precluding a comparison
Arroyo, Adrian, Benito-Calvo, Alfonso, Carvalho, Susana, de la Torre, Ignacio, Matsuzawa, Tetsuro   +4 more
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Stone Decorations from the Chalcolithic Sites of the Upper and Middle Kama Region (an attempt at complex analysis)

Поволжская археология, 2023
The purpose of the article was a comprehensive study of stone decorations from the Chalcolithic sites of the region. The authors used petrographic description, typological and use-wear analysis.
Lychagina Evgenia L. , Smertina Anastasia Yu. , Tomilina Elena M.   +2 more
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Pirogues et travail du bois au Néolithique. Caractérisation des traces et des déchets produits expérimentalement en vue de la constitution d’un référentiel

Archéopages, 2023
The experimental approach to woodworking in recent prehistory makes it possible to solve certain technical problems relating, for example, to the construction of dugouts, from felling the tree to finishing the craft, depending on the range of tools and ...
Bertrand Poissonnier, Vincent Bernard, Philippe Guillonnet, Paul Bacoup   +3 more
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