The identification of the use of stone tools through use-wear analysis was one the major
methodological advances in Prehistoric Archaeology during the second half of the 20th …

In prehistoric human populations, technologies played a fundamental role in the acquisition
of different resources and are represented in the main daily living activities, such as with …

Fully shaped, morphologically standardized bone tools are generally considered reliable
indicators of the emergence of modern behavior. We report the discovery of 23 double …

Abstract The site of La Roche-à-Pierrot in Saint-Césaire (Charente-Maritime, France)
produced a succession of Mousterian, Châtelperronian and Aurignacian occupations, and …

Increasingly researchers have employed confocal microscopy and 3D surface texture
analysis to assess bone surface modifications in an effort to understand ancient behavior …

In the last few years, the application of quantitative methods in the field of use wear analysis
has grown considerably, involving the use of different techniques. A development in surface …

Flint tools exhibiting modified patinated surfaces (“double patina”, or post-patination flaked
items) provide a glimpse into Paleolithic lithic recycling, stone economy, and human …

Upper Palaeolithic sites in southwestern France attributed to the Upper Gravettian and the
Solutrean yielded sub spherical gravels with a highly shiny appearance that have intrigued …

Archaeobotanical and genetic analysis of modern plant materials are drawing a complex
scenario for the origins of cereal agriculture in the Levant. This paper presents an improved …

Understanding the role of expedient osseous tools in past technological systems remains a
central question in research on the cultural evolution of our lineage. Often, these tools are …