Artigo Revisado por pares

Functional Analysis of Flaked Stone Artifacts

1968; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 33; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/278517

ISSN

2325-5064

Autores

Edwin Ν. Wilmsen,

Tópico(s)

Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction

Resumo

Abstract Edge-angle measurements from 1,448 Paleo-Indian stone artifacts are presented. The relationships between edge-angle size and differential functional applications are explored. Differences in angle size distributions are found to characterize distal and lateral edges. General categories of functional effectiveness are suggested for different angle size ranges. The utilized edges of tools with different angle sizes are found to exhibit different types of wear, and these differences are considered to be indicative of different functional operations.

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