Intentionally produced sharp-edged stone flakes and flaked pieces are our primary evidence
for the emergence of technology in our lineage. This evidence is used to decipher the …

While lithic objects can potentially inform us about past adaptations and behaviors, it is
important to develop a comprehensive understanding of all of the various processes that …

The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a novel perspective on long-term
trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers. Members of the …

In Stone Tools in Human Evolution, John J. Shea argues that over the last three million
years hominins' technological strategies shifted from occasional tool use, much like that …

Three-dimensional (3D) artifact modeling is becoming an increasingly utilized tool in
archaeology. In comparison with other methods of 3D scanning, photogrammetry has the …

The study of artifacts is fundamental to archaeological research. The features of individual
artifacts are recorded, analyzed, and compared within and between contextual …

Stone tools are the least familiar objects that archaeologists recover from their excavations,
and predictably, they struggle to understand them. Eastern Africa alone boasts a 3.4 million …

Lithic researchers rely heavily on experimentation to infer past behaviors and activities
based on stone artifacts. This paper explores the analogical nature of archaeological …

Archaeologists have explored a wide range of topics regarding archaeological stone tools
and their connection to past human lifeways through experimentation. Controlled …

The stone artifact record has been one of the major grounds for investigating our evolution.
With the predominant focus on their morphological attributes and technological aspects of …