This paper deals with the question about how early humans managed to feed themselves,
and how they preserved and stored food for times of need. It attempts to show how humans …

This article reviews ethnographic descriptions of Australia's First Nations people's grain
threshing to inform future grain research and revival of practice in south-eastern Australia …

The grinding process via friction at the micro-scale in a mill with stones is considered a
variable combination of contacts, with two-body (the asperities of lower millstone in direct …

Today, the analysis of use-wear traces of archaeological artefacts uses both qualitative
(traditional) and quantitative (innovative) techniques. However, quantitative analyses require …

Much of our current questioning regarding the transition from foraging to farming in the
Levant revolves around understanding plant exploitation and its evolution. Because of their …

Use-wear analysis has been a well-established aspect of the study of artefact biography for
decades, and it has recently developed along two different, though complementary …

Advancements in microscopy technology have supported the traceological community in the
pursuit of developing a quantitative approach in the field of use-wear analysis. The …

Grinding and pounding implements are among the most widespread and most informative
artefacts when it comes to addressing questions related to plant exploitation, especially in …

The use of rice and millet has been uncovered at a few archaeological sites associated with
the Shuangdun Culture (ca. 7.3–6.8 ka BP) in the middle catchment of the Huai River …

This study deals with traces of use (use-wear traces) that are caused by the interaction of the
two compatible parts of a replica grinding-milling stone tool set (lower stone and upper …