Technological organization (TO) is decades old but remains ill-defined and underspecified.
Broadly, TO denotes the effects of cultural and adaptive context upon the size and character …

Abstract Despite East Africa's vital contribution to our understanding of human evolution,
there exists a major knowledge gap concerning hominin occupation of its coastal …

Predicting original flake mass is a major goal of lithic analysis. Predicting original flake mass
allows for researchers to make estimations of remaining mass, lost mass, and other features …

While ground slate technology is a trademark of maritime hunter-gatherers across the
circumpolar region, we lack robust understanding of 1) the organization of slate tool …

Resumen FRANCO, Nora V. y CORTEGOSO, Valeria. Theoretical and methodological
approaches in lithic analysis in Argentina: the case of technological organization and its …

This thesis investigates the relationship between environmental change and stone tool
technology during the terminal Last Glacial Maximum at six archaeological cave and …

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First off, I would like to thank my advisors, Dr. Matthew O'Brien and
Dr. Carly Whelan. The time and assistance you have both given me over the last three years …