Macro-lithic tools
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Natural, technical and social factors led to the use of a wide range of rocks for the production of macrolithic artifacts during the later prehistory. In the case of some artifact types, such as the grinding stones, rocks with very... more
This volume is a synthesis of the management systems of the macrolithic tools from three key Square Mouthed Pottery Culture sites located in Northeastern Italy. The tools were examined with an integrated approach that involves morphology,... more
Macro-lithic tools are among the most abundant artefact categories in the archaeological record. They are made from a wide range of rocks, worked through various techniques and served to carry out a large array of tasks, beginning in the... more
Ground Stone Tools from PPNA Cyprus: Ayios Tychonas Klimonas This study analyzes and compares macro-lithic tool assemblages, dating to the PPNA, from several sites of the Near East. It also examines the macro-lithic tools from... more
The data from recent excavations in the Oman peninsula, especially in the Ja’alan and the Jebel Qara (Sultanate of Oman) enable us better to refine certain cultural entities and to define new ones, to help determine the chronology of a... more
El objetivo de esta publicación es desarrollar nuevas posibilitades de análisis socio-económicas en la arqueología a partir de uno de los poblados prehistóricos más notables de la península Ibérica. Para lograrlo, se propone una teoría... more
Macro-lithic tools are among the most abundant artefact categories in the archaeological record. They are made from a wide range of rocks, worked through various techniques and served to carry out a large array of tasks, beginning in the... more
The work is focused on the distribution of macrolithic artefacts (MA) dated to the Middle Chalcolithic from the Güvercinkayası site. The site is uniquely located on a rhyolite rock, which protects it from the south. At least four main... more
Klaus Gerken, Studien zur jung- und spätpaläolithischen sowie mesolithischen Besiedlung zwischen Wümme und Oste. Mit Beiträgen von Holger Freund und Ulrich Staesche. Archäologische Berichte des Landkreises Rotenburg (Wümme) 9/2001.... more
New electron micro-probe analysis of residues found on the median 'stitched-seams' of Scandinavian flint daggers dating to the late Neolithic are presented and linked to previous work on the mode of production of this artefact type.... more
Introduction of the master thesis on the topic of the grinding stones from the Linear Pottery settlement Breitenbach Schneidemühle
Pour consulter l'article intégral : http://journals.openedition.org/tc/10786 Les cavités artificielles hypogées sont présentes dans plusieurs régions de Méditerranée occidentale à la fin du Néolithique. Leur architecture pouvant être... more
The study includes an overview of the so-called "archers wrist-guards" of the Balearic Islands. The functional and contextual analysis suggests that these macro-lithic stone tools were probably used as sharpening stones (whetstones), as... more
Introduction of the bachelor thesis on the topic of the grinding stones from the area around the circular enclosure of Goseck
Abstract Having worked on my master thesis on the macro-lithic tools from the Neolithic sites of the central part of Serbia or so-called Middle Morava valley, we noticed that there is not enough interest in this archaeological... more
The publication describes the initial stage of investigations of Lugansk Paleolithic microregion at the East of Ukraine. The archaeological remains of this microregion are represented by the series of the Lower and Middle Paleolithic... more
Paper considers the Paleolithic localities recently discovered by us in the east of Ukraine i the Middle Current of Severski Donets, and which raw materials are mainly quartzites and sandstones. Brief technologica and typological... more
ABSTRACT We present the results of a study on the experimental reproduction of a specific type of macro-lithic tool, traditionally called “teste di mazza”, distinctive to the Nuragic phase in Sardinia (17th-9th century BC). We analyzed a... more
Data on the implementation of macro-lithic tools in pottery production during the Late Neolithic of the central Balkans are very rare. This paper presents experiments in smoothing, polishing pottery surface in order to examine several... more
ПРЕЛИМИНАРНИ РЕЗУЛТАТИ МАКРОПЕТРЛОШКЕ АНАЛИЗЕ КАМЕНОГ МАТЕРИЈАЛА СА ЛОКАЛИТЕТА РУДНА ГЛАВА Весна Вучковић, Завичајни музеј ,,Параћин”, Параћин Игор Јовановић, Музеј рударства и металургије, Бор Душица Петрашиновић, Геолошка и... more