Evidence of plant food processing is a significant indicator of the human ability to exploit
environmental resources. The recovery of starch grains associated with use-wear on …

Grinding stones and ground stone implements are important technological innovations in
later human evolution, allowing the exploitation and use of new plant foods, novel tools (eg …

The article presents an original analysis which combines use-wear, 3D modelling and
spatial analyses to experimental archaeology in order to investigate Early Upper …

The presence of shaped stone balls at early Paleolithic sites has attracted scholarly attention
since the pioneering work of the Leakeys in Olduvai, Tanzania. Despite the persistent …

In recent years, several works have proved the reliability of the application of 3D modeling
and spatial analysis in the study of stone tool use. Monitoring surface morphometry resulting …

In the last few years, the application of quantitative methods in the field of use wear analysis
has grown considerably, involving the use of different techniques. A development in surface …

Archaeological sites with surface hearths are a ubiquitous feature across the arid zones of
the Arabian interior. At Jebel Oraf, in the Jubbah basin of the Nefud Desert of northern …

Ground stone tool (GST) technology includes artefacts utilized in pounding or grinding
activities and characterized by long life cycles and multiple uses. The introduction of such …

The excavation of the 8000-year-old Hidden Valley village has highlighted the importance of
wild plant exploitation in the Mid-Holocene contexts of the Farafra Oasis. This site yielded …

This work presents the first attempt to create a physics-based digital twin model for predictive
analysis of damage evolution during the use of ground stone tools (GSTs) in transformative …