For many years, intuition and common sense often guided the transference of patterning
ostensibly evident in experimental flintknap** results to interpretations of the …

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 …

Experimental archaeology is a key component of research for reconstructing past human
behaviors, and this approach has been a cornerstone for interpreting the earliest …

Abstract Barozh 12 is a Middle Paleolithic (MP) open-air site located near the Mt Arteni
volcanic complex at the margins of the Ararat Depression, an intermontane basin that …

Functional analyses of stone tool assemblages face a number of methodological
challenges. Aside from determining specific uses, it can be difficult to know which artifacts in …

Chert alteration in Paleolithic contexts, generally known as “patina” by prehistorians, has
long been recognized. Originally, different types of “patina” were defined as “white …

This paper describes recent research into variable patinas observed on lithic artifacts from
the loessmantled region of Southern Limburg, The Netherlands and Belgian Limburg. There …

An assemblage of 500 (385 quartz and 115 chert) experimentally knapped artefacts,
underwent human trampling over the course of two weeks by a team of 10–12 excavators …

Open-air surface accumulations and scatters of material cultural remains often are perceived
as less-reliable archaeological archives, where it is difficult to distinguish anthropogenic …

Recent research has made great strides clarifying the chronology, temporal span, and
geographic and technological patterning of the Acheulian in eastern Africa. However …