[HTML][HTML] New insights into use-wear development in bodily ornaments through the study of ethnographic collections

CG Falci, J Cuisin, A Delpuech, A Van Gijn… - … Method and Theory, 2019 - Springer
The use of microwear analysis has made substantial contributions to the study of
archaeological bodily ornaments. However, limitations persist with regard to the …

Experimenting with Levantine Neolithic shell-bead production and use–A low magnification perspective

HC Schechter - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Shells have been used as beads for ornamentation from early human history to this day. The
Neolithic period in the Levant brought about profound changes in human lifeways that …

Painting Altamira Cave? Shell tools for ochre-processing in the Upper Palaeolithic in northern Iberia

D Cuenca-Solana, I Gutiérrez-Zugasti… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Much of our knowledge of the symbolic world of Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers is
based on the study of the graphic representations found in Western European caves …

The method of debitage by bipartition in the exploitation of bone: An overview of its application in Neolithic groups of Sardinia

L Manca - Quaternary International, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper investigates some techniques and procedures applied by Neolithic groups of
Sardinia for the exploitation of osseous materials. The identification of several rods and final …

Approaching surface treatment in prehistoric pottery: Exploring variability in tool traces on pottery surfaces through experimentation

SD Bonilla, N Mazzucco, EG Ballbè, XC García… - Quaternary …, 2020 - Elsevier
The surface treatment of handmade pottery is often described in ceramological studies of
prehistoric collections. However, beyond inferences about its meaning, few works have …

Cerámica prehistórica y el kit instrumental para su producción. Descripción del registro arqueológico de Coro Trasito (Tella-Sin, Huesca)

I Clemente-Conte, N Mazzucco, D Cuenca Solana… - 2019 - repositorio.unican.es
En este artículo presentamos los instrumentos de trabajo relacionados con la producción
cerámica. El punto de partida es una serie de programas experimentales que nos permiten …

The Occupation of Benzú Cave (Ceuta) by Neolithic and Bronze Age Societies

E Vijande-Vila, JJ Cantillo-Duarte… - African Archaeological …, 2019 - Springer
This study presents the results of the archaeological investigation in Benzú Cave, located on
the North African shore of the Strait of Gibraltar. The archaeological deposits, approximately …

The shell industry in Final Neolithic societies in Sardinia: characterizing the production and utilization of Glycymeris da Costa, 1778 valves

L Manca - Anthropozoologica, 2016 - BioOne
Analyses of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic industry in hard animal material from the western
Mediterranean include a rich corpus of studies focusing on osseous industries. However …

[HTML][HTML] Shell tools and productive strategies of hunter-gatherer groups: Some reflections from a use-wear analysis at the Balma del Gai site (Barcelona, Spain)

D Cuenca-Solana, I Clemente-Conte, L Lloveras… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Balma del Gai site is a small rock shelter situated in the municipality of Moià (Barcelona,​​
Spain) at an altitude of 760 m above sea level and 50 km from the current coastline. The …

Exploitation of aquatic resources for adornment and tool processing at Măgura 'Buduiasca'('Boldul lui Moş Ivănuş') Neolithic settlement (southern Romania)

M Mărgărit, P Mirea, V Radu - Quaternary International, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Măgura'Buduiasca'('Boldul lui Moş Ivănuş') settlement has an important place
among the Prehistoric settlements from the Balkans. It is characterized by continuous …