Surface analysis of stone and bone tools
Microwear (use-wear) analysis is a powerful method for identifying tool use that
archaeologists and anthropologists employ to determine the activities undertaken by both …
archaeologists and anthropologists employ to determine the activities undertaken by both …
Reaching the point of no return: the computational revolution in archaeology
L Grosman - Annual review of Anthropology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Archaeologists generally agree that high-power computer technology constitutes the most
efficient venue for addressing many issues in archaeological research. Digital techniques …
efficient venue for addressing many issues in archaeological research. Digital techniques …
Excavation is Destruction Digitization: Advances in Archaeological Practice
This article modifies an old archaeological adage—“excavation is destruction”—to
demonstrate how advances in archaeological practice suggest a new iteration:“excavation is …
demonstrate how advances in archaeological practice suggest a new iteration:“excavation is …
Continent-wide or region-specific? A geometric morphometrics-based assessment of variation in Clovis point shape
Researchers have debated the existence of regional variation in Clovis points for over 60
years. Here, we report an attempt to resolve this argument using a large sample of Clovis …
years. Here, we report an attempt to resolve this argument using a large sample of Clovis …
Innovation and cultural transmission in the American Paleolithic: Phylogenetic analysis of eastern Paleoindian projectile-point classes
North American fluted projectile points are the quintessential temporally diagnostic artifacts,
occurring over a relatively short time span, from ca. 13,300 calBP to ca. 11,900 calBP …
occurring over a relatively short time span, from ca. 13,300 calBP to ca. 11,900 calBP …
Social learning and technological evolution during the Clovis colonization of the New World
A long-standing debate in Pleistocene archaeology concerns the sources of variation in the
technology of colonizing hunter-gatherers. One prominent example of this debate is Clovis …
technology of colonizing hunter-gatherers. One prominent example of this debate is Clovis …
North American Clovis point form and performance: An experimental assessment of penetration depth
ABSTRACT In Late Pleistocene North America colonizing hunter-gatherers knapped and
used Clovis fluted projectile points. During their expansion the size and shape of Clovis …
used Clovis fluted projectile points. During their expansion the size and shape of Clovis …
Neutron activation analysis of 12,900-year-old stone artifacts confirms 450–510+ km Clovis tool-stone acquisition at Paleo Crossing (33ME274), northeast Ohio, USA
The archaeologically sudden appearance of Clovis artifacts (13,500–12,500 calibrated
years ago) across Pleistocene North America documents one of the broadest and most rapid …
years ago) across Pleistocene North America documents one of the broadest and most rapid …
North American Clovis point form and performance III: An experimental assessment of knife cutting efficiency
This study is an experimental assessment of Clovis knife use. This work is the third
contribution in a series of experiments aimed at shedding light on the functional …
contribution in a series of experiments aimed at shedding light on the functional …
Clovis bone versus stone weapon tip penetration: Thinking about relative costs and benefits, experimental assumptions, and archaeological unknowns at Sheriden …
Stone Age hunter-gatherers likely often had choices concerning the raw materials used in
the production of their technologies. How different raw materials performed once …
the production of their technologies. How different raw materials performed once …