The exploitation of cereal crops implies several working processes (eg preparation of land,
harvesting, selection of grain, subsequent use or disposal of the straw, storage and food …

Flaked stone implements formed an important part of the agricultural tool assemblage in the
Eastern Mediterranean from the origins of domestication to the 20th century. The …

Recent attempts to infer the functions of prehistoric stone tools have centred on the study of
microscopic traces of wear on the surfaces of these tools. One method of “microwear …

Chinese millets (Setaria italica and Panicum miliaceum), first domesticated in north China,
were among the most important East Asian crops in the past. Previous studies have mainly …

This paper focuses on a methodological proposal for documenting and describing the wear
processes on lithic artefacts based on two main aspects: sequential experiments and …

The results of a high-power microwear analysis of stone artifacts from the Magdalenian site
at Verberie, France, are reported in this study. Both retouched and unretouched implements …

A major problem confronting archeologists is how to determine the function of ancient stone
tools. In this important work, Lawrence H. Keeley reports on his own highly successful …

Since the 1980s,“strange” microwear traces were found to occur on flint blades from sites in
the Near East from the late Neolithic and occurring in great abundance by the Early Bronze …

Lithic microwear analysis is a technique that is increasingly being used in the study of
prehistoric sites. The principal aim of the technique continues to be the study of stone tool …

This paper presents the results of an experimental programme investigating the effects of
production processes on stone tools and their interference with use‐related features. In the …