Artifact3-D: New software for accurate, objective and efficient 3D analysis and documentation of archaeological artifacts

L Grosman, A Muller, I Dag, H Goldgeier, O Harush… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The study of artifacts is fundamental to archaeological research. The features of individual
artifacts are recorded, analyzed, and compared within and between contextual …

Heinrich Event 2 (ca. 24 ka BP) as a chrono-climatic anchor for the appearance of Epipaleolithic backed bladelets microlith industries in the Southern Levant

I Abadi, A Torfstein, DE Friesem, D Langgut… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Epipaleolithic (EEP) of the Southern Levant, roughly dated to 25-18 ka
BP, is characterized by microlithic industries with highly variable synchronic and geographic …

The Pleistocene stone artifact record of Africa: Technologies, typologies, and analytic approaches

DI Olszewski, MR Kleindienst, J Pargeter… - … Archaeology of Africa …, 2023 - Springer
Flaked stone (lithic) artifacts are a ubiquitous cultural material at Pleistocene sites and first
appear in the archaeological record 3.3 million years ago (Ma) in East Africa. The African …

Filling in the blanks: standardization of lithic flake production throughout the stone age

A Muller, C Clarkson - Lithic Technology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Standardization can be applied to a lithic assemblage via raw material selection, blank
production, blank selection, and/or retouch. Here we explore the baseline level of …

Automatic analysis of the continuous edges of stone tools reveals fundamental handaxe variability

A Muller, G Sharon, L Grosman - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The edges of stone tools have significant technological and functional implications. The
nature of these edges–their sharpness, whether they are concave or convex, and their …

[PDF][PDF] Identifying local learning communities during the terminal palaeolithic in the southern levant: Multi-scale 3-D analysis of flint cores

F Valletta, I Dag, L Grosman - Journal of Computer Applications in …, 2021 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT A methodology for identifying prehistoric local learning communities is
proposed. We wish to test possible relationships among communities based on continuity …

[HTML][HTML] After the revolution: a review of 3D modelling as a tool for stone artefact analysis

S Wyatt-Spratt - Journal of Computer Applications in …, 2022 - journal.caa-international.org
With over 200 peer-reviewed papers published over the last 20 years, 3D modelling is no
longer a gimmick but an established and increasingly common analytical tool for stone …