Surface analysis of stone and bone tools
Microwear (use-wear) analysis is a powerful method for identifying tool use that
archaeologists and anthropologists employ to determine the activities undertaken by both …
archaeologists and anthropologists employ to determine the activities undertaken by both …
Scanning electron and optical light microscopy: two complementary approaches for the understanding and interpretation of usewear and residues on stone tools
Usewear analysis is now well established as a powerful means by which to identify the
function of stone tools excavated from archaeological sites. However, one of the main issues …
function of stone tools excavated from archaeological sites. However, one of the main issues …
Testing imaging confocal microscopy, laser scanning confocal microscopy, and focus variation microscopy for microscale measurement of edge cross-sections and …
WJ Stemp, DA Macdonald, MA Gleason - Journal of Archaeological …, 2019 - Elsevier
The application of micro-and nanotechnology, adopted from engineering and materials
sciences, is proving valuable in studying stone tool surfaces. Measurement systems for …
sciences, is proving valuable in studying stone tool surfaces. Measurement systems for …
Quantifying microwear on experimental Mistassini quartzite scrapers: preliminary results of exploratory research using LSCM and scale‐sensitive fractal analysis
WJ Stemp, HJ Lerner, EH Kristant - Scanning: The Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Although previous use‐wear studies involving quartz and quartzite have been undertaken
by archaeologists, these are comparatively few in number. Moreover, there has been …
by archaeologists, these are comparatively few in number. Moreover, there has been …
Quantifying lithic microwear with load variation on experimental basalt flakes using LSCM and area-scale fractal complexity (Asfc)
Working load is one factor that affects wear on stone tools. Despite the recognition of the
importance of the relationship between working load and the development of microwear on …
importance of the relationship between working load and the development of microwear on …
Testing area‐scale fractal complexity (A sfc) and laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) to document and discriminate microwear on experimental quartzite …
WJ Stemp, HJ Lerner, EH Kristant - Archaeometry, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Few microwear studies have been conducted on tools made from quartzite. Most rely on
visual observation of microwear features using optical light microscopes and scanning …
visual observation of microwear features using optical light microscopes and scanning …
Is loading a significantly influential factor in the development of lithic microwear? An experimental test using LSCM on basalt from Olduvai Gorge
Lithic microwear develops as a result of abrasive friction between a stone tool's working
edge and the surface of a worked material. Variation in the loading (ie force) applied to a …
edge and the surface of a worked material. Variation in the loading (ie force) applied to a …
Experiments in ancient Maya bloodletting: quantification of surface wear on obsidian blades
WJ Stemp, MD Andruskiewicz, MA Gleason… - Archaeological and …, 2015 - Springer
It is widely accepted that the ancient Maya practiced sacrificial bloodletting to communicate
with their dead ancestors and the gods. Implements to draw blood included a variety of tools …
with their dead ancestors and the gods. Implements to draw blood included a variety of tools …
Quantification of microwear on experimental shell tools: First results using focus variation microscopy, surface roughness, and multiscale geometric analyses
Archaeologists have increasingly adopted approaches from engineering and materials
sciences to quantify the surfaces of artifacts and ecofacts. Different microscope systems and …
sciences to quantify the surfaces of artifacts and ecofacts. Different microscope systems and …
Intra-raw material variability and use-wear formation: an experimental examination of a Fossiliferous chert (SJF) and a Silicified Wood (YSW) from NW New Mexico …
HJ Lerner - Journal of archaeological science, 2014 - Elsevier
This study is part of an ongoing research initiative designed to further standardize the
collection and evaluation of use-wear data through the use of a combination of digital image …
collection and evaluation of use-wear data through the use of a combination of digital image …